Feather Box Item Number: 11.694.9027 from the Brooklyn Museum
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.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
- Name
- Feather Box
- Identification Number
- 11.694.9027
- Type of Item
- feather box
- Material
- wood, pigment and hide
- Measurements
- “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)” ?
Who
- Culture
- Osage
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Classification
- (not assigned)