said to be collected by a missionary near Browns Valley, Minnesota, USA. Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA); 1981-present, purchased 1981 by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Knife Case, ca. 1890
- Chippewa, Native American
Beads, wool, plant fiber (possibly cotton)
- Framed: Overall: 14 1/2 × 4 3/4 inches (36.8 × 12.1 cm)
Founders Society Purchase
81.176
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
- Hearts (motifs)
- Beading (edging pattern)
- Vine scrolls
- Floral patterns
- Beading (process)
- Embroidering
- Plant fiber
- Cotton (fiber)
- Tassel
- Wool (textile)
- Glass
- Beadwork
- Sheath
- Minnesota
- Browns valley
- Wisconsin
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
Chippewa, Native American, Knife Case, ca. 1890, beads, wool, plant fiber (possibly cotton). Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.176.
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