Culture/People:

probably Inunaina (Arapaho) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this

Seller:

John J. Steffen (J.J. Steffen), Non-Indian, 1854-1914  Search this

Object Name:

Awl case

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Bead-wrapped

Object Type:

Sewing Tools and Equipment

Place:

Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John J. Steffen (1854-1914, a druggist in Douglas, Wyoming, who was part of an expedition to the Black Hills and Fort Laramie in the 1870s); purchased by George Heye from J.J. Steffen in 1907.

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Catalog Number:

1/3363

Barcode:

013363.000

See related items:

Inunaina (Arapaho)

Sewing Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6772f9045-fe06-4cdd-adff-94417a1dfe70

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_14417