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Object Number
987-24-10/60637
Display Title
Tobacco pouch, composed of three roughly triangular shaped pieces of leather.
Descriptions
Object Description
Tobacco pouch or knife sheath, composed of three roughly triangular shaped pieces of leather, stitched together along sides, each joint decorated with a fringe. A leather collar is stitched around the broader ends of the piece, the other edge of which is decorated with a single strand of green beads. Four leather thongs decorate the pointed end of the piece: they are tied together and decorated with dove blue, light blue, and brown beads. Floral motifs in blue, green, brown, white, and yellow beadwork.
Inventory Description
Sheath, beaded floral, stars and crescent designs, fringed
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Leather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 13.1 x 0.4 cm (17 11/16 x 5 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60637
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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