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Object Number
985-27-10/59528
Display Title
Sioux beaded knife sheath. White background w/ geometric designs in red, blue, y
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux beaded knife sheath. White background w/ geometric designs in red, blue, yellow and green. Top and bottom sections of beadwork separated by row of tinklers. Bead-wrapped tassles hang off bottom. 50.8x7.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Knife sheath, beaded patterns on white ground, beaded extension, metal tinklers
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 7.5 x 1.2 cm (19 11/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59528, 24845, 50
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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