Cigar
50-16-12A
From: United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 50-16-12A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Aleut |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Two piece flexible envelope case. Part A fits inside Part B. Very fine workmanship. A: Crossed warp openwork twining. Horizontal bands of commercial thread in red, blue, purple, lavender and gold. B: Bands of crossed warp openwork twining alternate with bands of very fine plain twining. Plain bands have six simple geometric designs (3 on each side) made of commercial thread in light blue, purple, pink, gold, brown, and red. Top and bottom plain bands have border design of connected triangles in dark blue. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Gummere, 1950 |
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