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Object Number
987-16-10/71169
Display Title
Knife Sheath
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife sheath. Quality of work & bead colors + lazy stitch probably equals W. Sioux; simple geometric design reminiscent of early period 1850-1875.
Inventory Description
Knife sheath, leather, one side w/ green and red beaded decoration on white grou
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1850 - 1875 (?)
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 36 x 9 x 0.6 cm (14 3/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-16-10/71169
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James Hawks in memory of her husband, James Dudley Hawks II, Class of 1943
Provenance
Collector
Edward Allerton Hawks
(1910-1916)
Donor
Mrs. James Dudley Hawks
(9/23/1987)
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