Awl case
about 1860
Medium/TechniqueLeather, glass beads, metal cones, shell beads
DimensionsOverall: 48.3 × 3.8 cm (19 × 1 1/2 in.)
Other (case): 20.3 × 3.8 cm (8 × 1 1/2 in.)
Other (case): 20.3 × 3.8 cm (8 × 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund
Accession number2017.1504.2
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ProvenanceBetween about 1866 and 1869, acquired in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) by Dr. George Dillwyn Cook (b. 1841 - d. 1909), Vassalboro, ME [see note]; by inheritance to his son, Harold Elijah Cook, Gardiner, ME; by inheritance to his son, Harold E. Cook, Jr., Lewiston, ME; 1983, sold by Harold E. Cook, Jr., to Charles Derby, North Hampton, MA; 2017, sold by Charles Derby to Douglas Deihl, Boston; 2017, sold by Douglas Diehl to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 2017)
around 1860
19th century(?)
late 18th century to early 19th century
late 20th century
about 1890
1930-40s
mid 20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
late 20th century
late 20th century