Awl Case
Ka'igwu (Kiowa)
Southern Plains
Plains
about 1870s
Rawhide, native-tanned leather, glass beads, metal, and sinew
Overall: 7 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 11/16 in. (19 × 4 × 1.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. William M. Leeds
13.13.745
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Case
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Plains
Not on view
Provenance
Probably acquired by William M. Leeds (1829-1886) during his time working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, about 1876-1879; to his wife, Catharine G. Lockwood Leeds (1825-1913), New York; given to present collection, about 1879-1888; catalogued, 1913.
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