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Strike-a-Light Bag

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Record 326/826
Copyright New York State Historical Association, Cooperstown, NY
Object ID T0325
Object Name Strike-a-Light Bag
Description Kiowa Strike-a-Light Bag; Medium/Materials: Commercially tanned leather, glass beads, tin cones, rawhide, German (nickel) silver; Marks: On the inside of the metal medallion - an engraving of a four petal flower and equal-armed cross;
Dimensions H-10 L-6 inches
Early Date 1860
Late Date 1879
Medium German (nickel) silver
Place of Origin Oklahoma, USA
People Kiowa/
Provenance (1) Skinner, Inc. Bolton, Massachusetts. Sale 1487, January 9, 1993, lot 361A.; (2) Morning Star Gallery. Santa Fe, New Mexico.; (3) Eugene V. Thaw. 11 January 1993;
Used Kiowa
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Last modified on: March 02, 2006