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Datec. 1880
DimensionsOverall: 1/4 × 3 × 5 1/4 in. (0.6 × 7.6 × 13.3 cm)
Object numberT0594a-b
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextThese two cases are woven from native wild grasses and is extremely fine with a delicate stitching.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Edward Lincoln Smith; Taylor Museum, Colorado Springs, Colorado
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.426.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 475.
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