Applicators

Museum number:
2-33903a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210233903a@2de
Accession number:
Acc.1632
Description:
Porous bone cut from scapula or pelvis (probably cow). bones are sharp pointed or edged to make lines.
Donor:
American Indian Film Project
Collection place:
Blackfeet Reservation, Montana
Verbatim coll. place:
Montana; Blackfeet Reservation; Browning
Culture or time period:
Blackfoot of US
Collector:
American Indian Film Project
Collection date:
1962
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cosmetic applicators
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Used in making the geometric designs on parfleches. Possibly used in painting the skin also. The flat side of bone is used to fill in spaces. Each color has a separate applicator.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
Exhibited: "UCLMA, Plains Indians, 1971
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Applicators, accession number 2-33903a-e, described as Porous bone cut from scapula or pelvis (probably cow). bones are sharp pointed or edged to make lines.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Applicators, accession number 2-33903a-e, described as Porous bone cut from scapula or pelvis (probably cow). bones are sharp pointed or edged to make lines.

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