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Object Number 99-12-10/53139
Display Title Knife case
Descriptions
Object Description Knife case. Constructed from one piece of cut and folded hide that as folded is 26.5 cm long x 8 cm wide. See additional object description notes under conservation.
Inventory Description Leather knife sheath, blue bead/fur trim, fringed, quillwork, tinkler and hair
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1899
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Leather Bead Fur Quill Tin Hair Hide
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 26 x 2 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53139
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Collector David Kimball (? - 1873)
Intermediary David P. Kimball (1873 - 1899)
Intermediary Augusta K. Horton (1873 - 1899)
Intermediary L. Cushing Kimball (1873 - 1899)
Donor David Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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