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Object Number
40-39-10/19406
Display Title
Small curved sheath for butcher knife--deerskin decorated with beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Small curved sheath for butcher knife--deerskin decorated with blue, green, red, white beadwork on one side; deerskin tassel with blue beads pendant
Inventory Description
Knife sheath, beaded deisgns, blue + on green at top, tassle
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Leather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 6 x 0.5 cm (10 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-39-10/19406
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1898)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1940)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1940)
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