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Object Number
985-27-10/59529
Display Title
Sioux beaded knife sheath.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux beaded knife sheath. Lazystitch beadwork. Light blue ground. Horizontal rows across top w/ red, yellow and dark blue designs. Vertical rows down bottom half w/ red, dark blue and green designs. 23x7.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Knife sheath, red, blue green, yellow on blue background, one side straight edge
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 7.5 x 0.5 cm (9 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59529, 24860
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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