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Beaded knife sheath
Object Number 49-38-10/31704
Display Title Beaded knife sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sheath, beaded design, tinklers and feathers at side, other side painted
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Materials Leather, Glass, Metal tinkler, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 29.5 x 9 x 0.6 cm (11 5/8 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 49-38-10/31704
Provenance
Collector H. E. Burnham (?)
Donor Mrs. Arthur O. Roberts (1949)

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