Guncase

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Culture/People: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)
Previous owner: John H. Starin, Non-Indian, 1825-1909; Glen Island Museum of Natural History

Collection History: Collection history unknown; 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: Idaho; USA (inferred)

See related items: Niimíipuu (Nez Perce); Firearms and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/8670
Barcode: 108670.000

Object Type: Firearms and accessories

Object Name: Guncase
Media/Materials: Moose hide/skin, wool cloth, metal bell/bells, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork, fringed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67e668abd-07b7-44b9-8b64-21ea8fc04e8d

Record ID: NMAI_117415