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Mirror case

Description

Mirror case of hide and canvas decorated in beadwork with two cramp-shaped motives in dark blue on a white ground and upper dentate border, with lower edging of brass chain above a long hide fringe: North America, Ojibwe or Cree, early 19th century

Museum reference

A.1956.663

Collection

Americas

Object name

Mirror case

Production information

North America

Date

Early 19th century

Style / Culture

Ojibwe
Plains Cree

Materials

Hide, Canvas, Beadwork

Physical description

Hide and canvas decorated in beadwork; lower edging of brass chain above a long hide fringe

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