probably Chiricahua Apache (attributed) Search this
Collector:
Gerard B. Hillyer (G. B. Hillyer), Non-Indian, 1856-1929 Search this
Previous owner:
Gerard B. Hillyer (G. B. Hillyer), Non-Indian, 1856-1929 Search this
Donor:
Gerard B. Hillyer (G. B. Hillyer), Non-Indian, 1856-1929 Search this
Object Name:
Awl case
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, metal cones, metal chain
Techniques:
Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, stitched
Object Type:
Sewing Tools and Equipment
Place:
Fort Apache, Fort Apache Reservation (White Mountain Reservation); Navajo County; Arizona; USA
Date created:
1870-1882
Collection History:
Collected in 1882 by Gerard B. Hillyer (1856-1929, a member of the US Army's 3rd Cavalry during the 1880s and later a member of Brooklyn, New York's mounted police force); donated to MAI by Gerard B. Hillyer in 1924.
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