Feather Box
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Osage
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment, hide, pencil
DATES
late 19th–early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
lid 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 17 5/8 in. (0.6 x 11.4 x 44.8 cm)
base 1 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 17 3/4 in. (4.4 x 11.4 x 45.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
11.694.9027
CREDIT LINE
Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
First number was X956.2. This feather box is made from one piece of wood. There is a rectangular hole in one end of the box bottom. The opposite end is broken. Inside in pencil there is what appears to be written name F.L...Something. The top has a nine point star engraved on it. It is tied when closed with leather thing tied around it. The bottom has remnants of blue paint which is an Osage practice according to Sean Standing Bear, 10/20/2000.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Osage. Feather Box, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, pigment, hide, pencil, lid 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 17 5/8 in. (0.6 x 11.4 x 44.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund, 11.694.9027. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.11.694.9027.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.11.694.9027.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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