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Knife in beaded sheath
Object Number 55-48-10/35372
Display Title Knife in beaded sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, steel blade, wood bone-shaped handle, beaded leather sheath
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Materials Wood, Paint, Iron, Leather, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 33.8 x 5.9 x 2.5 cm (13 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55-48-10/35372
Provenance
Collector Miss Rosamund Lamb (1900-1920 - October 11, 1955)
Donor Miss Rosamund Lamb (1900-1920 - October 11, 1955)

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