Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8710012

Category: Case - Rawhide Case

Region: Southwest

Tribe: Apache - Mescalero

Period: 1825-1850 - ca. 1840

Materials: Buffalo rawhide; native tanned buffalo hide fringe; red and yellow paint.

Description: Square rawhide case with paint decoration on front and front flap. Designs are outlined by knife cuts into the hide. Long fringe hangs from each side.

Dimensions: Height (w/o fringe) 15.875 inches 40.3 cm; Width 11 inches 28 cm.

Provenance:

Richard Pohrt Collection, Flint, Michigan
Alexander Gallery
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

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