strike-a-light bag, unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu artist

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strike-a-light bag, unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist
strike-a-light bag, unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist
unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist
strike-a-light bag
late 1800s–1957
unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist, artist
strike-a-light bag, late 1800s–1957
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: leather; buckskin; beading; tin
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 27.5 x 9.5 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 3 3/4 x 10 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of the Kansas City Museum by exchange
Accession number: 2007.1942
Not on display
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Archive Label:
People hung a strike-a-light bag, which was used to contain flints for making fire, from their belts. The bags were the appropriate size to hold government ration tickets during the later, reservation period.

Exhibitions

American Indian Beadwork
Andrea Norris, curator
1995