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Object Number
985-27-10/59325
Display Title
Sioux knife and sheath. Metal blade w/ wood handle. Attached w/ 2 pins
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux knife and sheath. Metal blade w/ wood handle. Attached w/ 2 pins catalogued as belonging to Spotted Tail. "_TLANTIC WORKS" stamped on side of blade. Sheath decorated w/ brass tacks. Twice as wide as necessary. Portion where knife is placed is not decorated. 31.2x11.4 cm.
Inventory Description
Sheath, leather with brass tacks, knife with metal blade, wood handle
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Wood, Metal, Brass, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 36.5 x 11 x 1.4 cm (14 3/8 x 4 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59325, 24817
Provenance
Owner
Chief Spotted Tail
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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