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Object Number 30-69-10/K33
Display Title Needle-case
Descriptions
Object Description Needle-case. "Indian maiden's needle case of porcupine work."
Inventory Description Pouch, quilled 4 directional design, beaded edges and extensions with tinklers
Classification
  • Pouch
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms Standing Rock Agency
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 9 x 2 cm (8 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K33
Provenance
Collector James McLaughlin (1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary Mary T. Hemenway (1883 ca.)
Donor Old South Church of Boston (1930)

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