Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Nate Salsbury (1846-1902, a theatrical agent and principal owner of Buffalo Bill's "Wild West" Show in New York City); donated to MAI in 1921 by Nate Salsbury's widow, Rachel Samuels Salsbury (1856-1937).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
- Previous owner
- Nate Salsbury, Non-Indian, 1846-1902
- Rachel Salsbury (Rachel Samuels/Mrs. Nate Salsbury), Non-Indian, 1856-1937
- Donor
- Rachel Salsbury (Rachel Samuels/Mrs. Nate Salsbury), Non-Indian, 1856-1937
- Object Name
- Awl case
- Media/Materials
- Hide, hide, horsehair, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Bead-wrapped , lazy/lane stitch beadwork
- Object Type
- Sewing Tools and Equipment
