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Catalog Number CAS 0370-0620   CAS 0370-0620; Awl case
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Awl case
Culture Southern Plains, Apache (?)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data West-central Plains area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Tanned hide; Glass beads; Metal: Tin; Thread
Description Long narrow awl case constructed from two pieces of tanned hide sewn together along sides and bottom with thread; Hide lace handle at top; Top is edge beaded in white and red; Top third decoration of alternating rows of geometric lazy stitch beading and undecorated hide; Hide fringe tipped with tin cones below beaded rows; Middle third design consists of lazy stitch beaded pattern of red triangles against a yellow background; Bottom third is unbeaded and has two rows of hide fringe tipped with tin cones.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.3, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 33.5