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Object Number
2004.33.6
Display Title
Beaded parfleche knife sheath
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded parfleche knife sheath with striped design in primary red, green and yellow and secondary hues of green and colonial blue; edge beading on one side; the reverse with fragmentary polychrome painting originally belonging to a bag or other large parfleche container.
Inventory Description
Sheath, beaded design
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1880 or earlier
Culture
- Arapaho?
- Cheyenne?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Hide, Glass, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 23.4 x 7 x 4 cm (9 3/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2004.33.6
Credit Line
Gift of Putnam Ballou McDowell A. B. 1946
Provenance
Owner
Barbara Bamford Ballou
(1954 - 1954)
Owner
Latimer Willis Ballou
(1954)
Collector
William Henry Bisbee
Donor
Putnam B. McDowell
(1954 - 11/17/04)
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