Unknown North American
Pouch

CultureUte
Titles
  • Pouch
PlaceUnited States
MediumShells, beads
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 3 × 1/2 in. (22.9 × 7.6 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number44.479
Not on view

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ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg (1882–1975), Houston, by 1944; given to MFAH, 1944.
Exhibition History"Kachinas and Indian Arts," Dallas Independent School District, Native American Cultural Heritage Center, 27 July 1979 - July 1982 (LN:79.19)

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