Trunk
Datec. 1880
Object PlaceIowa, United States, North America
MediumRawhide and paint
ClassificationsLeatherwork
Dimensions24 3/8 x 11 inches (61.9 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.125
DescriptionTrunk make from a sheet of stiff rawhide (domestic cattle hide), folded and laced into a rectangular box shape with a cover that bends down over the front. Entire surface painted with geometric designs in red, black and green. Motifs are arrowhead and hourglass shapes and maltese crosses on the front and back.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 6
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. G. Chandler
c. 1875
1890
c. 1840
c. 1850
1880
1880
1860-1868