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A Small piece of porcupine Quill embroidery with Some tassells of Orignal's hair died red hanging to it

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

February 1781

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 58r

Additional Source Text:

"Being used by the Indians to ornament their hair with."

Notes:

Orignal is the French word for moose.

The donor was Philadelphia physician Dr. Thomas Parke (1749-1835), for whom see Transactions of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 3d ser. vol. 9 (1887): clxiv-clxvi.