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Awl case part/fragment

Object Details

Collection History
Collected in 1885 by Miss Jennie Dixon (ca. 1848-ca. 1930, a teacher from Pennsylvania who probably taught at the St. Paul's Mission Indian school in Marty, South Dakota); transferred at an unknown date to Henrietta Potter James (Mrs. Walter M. James, 1854-1941, who was associated with the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); donated to MAI by Mrs. James in 1925.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Collector
Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930
Previous owner
Jennie Dixon, Non-Indian, ca. 1848-ca. 1930
Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941
Donor
Henrietta Potter James (Henrietta Augusta Potter/Mrs. H.P. James/Mrs. Walter M. James), Non-Indian, 1854-1941
Object Name
Awl case part/fragment
Media/Materials
Glass bead/beads, hide
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Object Type
Sewing Tools and Equipment
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