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49-2-3

From: United States of America | New Mexico (uncertain) | Arizona (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Izis
Object Number 49-2-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Western Apache
Provenience United States of America | New Mexico (uncertain) | Arizona (uncertain)
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made Late 19th Century
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Sinew | Glass | Metal | Pigment
Description

Pocket-shape, metal button for closing flap. Handle strung with black and white glass beads. Fringe on bottom, at corners very long, with blue, white, red, and black glass beads attached. Front surface decorated with smaller white, rose, green, red and black glass beads and with red and blue painted lines and dots. Said to have been used in the campaign with Geronimo.

Length 25 cm
Width 11.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Schuyler V. R. Cammann, 1948

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