Parfleche case

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Culture/People: Kiowa
Collector: James Mooney, Non-Indian, 1885-1921
Previous owner: John H. Starin, Non-Indian, 1825-1909; Glen Island Museum of Natural History

Collection History: Collected in 1891 by anthropologist James Mooney (1885-1921); acquired by New York congressman John H. Starin (1825-1909) at an unknown date and exhibited at his Glen Island Museum of Natural History and resort in New Rochelle, New York, before 1910; auctioned with other items from the Glen Island Museum in 1921 and purchased by MAI representatives at the auction.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Kiowa; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/8626
Barcode: 108626.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Parfleche case
Media/Materials: Rawhide
Techniques: Painted
Dimensions: 30 x 13 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6354b1127-a266-4f67-b398-ac5c87df4f7d

Record ID: NMAI_117370