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Datec. 1875
MediumLeather with sinew, porcupine quill, yarn, and glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 1/4 in. (41.9 × 13.3 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.533
Not on view
DescriptionSpot stitch with edge trims done in lazy stitch, porcupine quill and yarn wrapped decorations.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2011
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Inscribed Inscribed in black ink inside pouch: E99 / NA Pl 4
Awl case
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather, porcupine quill, feathers, tin cones, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.535
Moccasins
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with glass beads, porcupine quill, dyed horsehair-filled tin cone dangles, and cotton cloth
Object number: 1984.540a-b
Knife sheath
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and sinew
Object number: 1984.543
Knife Sheath
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and tin cone dangles
Object number: 1984.542
Beaded blanket strip
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Tanned leather, sinew, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.532
Beaded pouch
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with sinew and glass seed beads
Object number: 1984.534
Belt
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with brass tacks, glass beads, sinew, and thread
Object number: 1984.539
Knife sheath
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Rawhide with brass tacks, glass seed beads, and red paint
Object number: 1984.541
Fragment of a beaded loop
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather and glass beads
Object number: 1984.536
Fragment of a Beaded Loop
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather; blue and white glass beads
Object number: 1984.537
Amulet with coin pendant
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with glass beads, metal, and coin
Object number: 1984.538
Photograph by John Bentham.
Unknown artist, Native American, Plains
Date: date unknown
Medium: Leather with beads
Object number: 1984.1.1a-b