dispatch case, unrecorded Ka’igwu artist

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unrecorded Ka’igwu artist, dispatch case
unrecorded Ka’igwu artist, dispatch case
unrecorded Ka’igwu artist
dispatch case
late 1800s–early 1900s
dispatch case, late 1800s–early 1900s
Where object was made: Great Plains, United States
Material/technique: buckskin; beading; leather; metal; pigment
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 42.5 x 19 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 7 1/2 x 16 3/4 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 2007.2013
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Passages: Persistent Visions of a Native Place," Sep-2011, Nancy Mahaney A dispatch case was used by military personnel to carry orders to be “dispatched” to the troops. The curvilinear designs on this case emanating from a red star are unique. Long fringe on bags were thought to serve the purpose of channeling rain away from the bag in order to protect the contents.