Culture/People:

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Previous owner:

Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this

Lender:

Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this

Seller:

Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this

Object Name:

Awl case

Media/Materials:

Hide, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quill-wrapped (braided), quill-wrapped (flat)

Object Type:

Sewing Tools and Equipment

Place:

Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); lent to MAI by Joseph Keppler in 1917; purchased by MAI from Joseph Keppler in 1947.

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Catalog Number:

6/317

Barcode:

060317.000

See related items:

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)

Sewing Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws673144b85-c2f3-42c4-aaf2-eebc43c7bf7b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_65195