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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1208   CAS 0370-1208; Desk pad
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Desk pad
Culture Lakota Sioux
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Cardboard; Paper; Leather; Glass beads
Description Desk pad made from cardboard covered in red paper; Two leather slats affixed to long ends to hold blotter paper; Each slat is covered in lazy stitch beaded panel most likely taken from a pair of leggings; Panel design consists of five identical blue equilateral triangles bordered in red; Each triangle contains a red stepped triangle bordered in white.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 45.6, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 71.8