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Object Number
985-27-10/59307
Display Title
Sioux knife. Blade made from carved bone.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux knife. Blade made from carved bone which is inserted into slot of cut portion of antler where it is lashed on w/ strips of leather. Thong tied to top of knife. One small tine sticks out of top. Remnants of red pigment near tine. 33.5x4.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Knife, carved bone blade, inserted and held to L-shaped handle with leather
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bone, Leather, Deer antler
Dimensions
Overall: 34.5 x 4.5 x 7.5 cm (13 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
24894
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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