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Case for sewing awl

1890s
Object PlaceMontana?, United States
Medium/TechniqueBuckskin and beadwork
DimensionsOverall: 37 x 5 x 2 cm (14 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Reverend Herbert Probert
Accession number87.94
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceAbout 1884/1885, acquired in Wyoming by Herbert Elijah Probert (b. 1859 - d. 1913), Damariscotta, ME; 1887, gift of Herbert Probert to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 20, 1887)

NOTE: Rev. Probert served as the first Minister of Religion in the Wyoming Territory.