strike-a-light bag, unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu artist

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unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu artist, strike-a-light bag
unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu artist, strike-a-light bag
unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist
strike-a-light bag
late 1800s–1957
unrecorded Cheyenne or Ka’igwu (Kiowa) artist, artist
strike-a-light bag, late 1800s–1957
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: leather; buckskin; beading; tin
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 27.5 x 9.5 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 3 3/4 x 10 13/16 in
Credit line: Gift of the Kansas City Museum by exchange
Accession number: 2007.1942
Not on display
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People hung a strike-a-light bag, which was used to contain flints for making fire, from their belts. The bags were the appropriate size to hold government ration tickets during the later, reservation period.