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Woman's knife case
Native American, Apsáalooke (Crow)
1875–85
Object Place: Wyoming, United States, Plains
Medium/Technique
Leather, beadwork
Dimensions
Overall: 62.5 x 11 x 1.5 cm (24 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession Number87.97
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionRed leather ornamented on one side with a geometric design worked with strings of red, blue, white, green and yellow beads.
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in Wyoming by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1859 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME; 1887, gift of Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 20, 1887)
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.
NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.