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Object Number
74-18-10/7652
Display Title
Sioux scalping knife & sheath
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux scalping knife & sheath
Inventory Description
Sheath, red, green, black, white beaded design, rivetted wood handle knife insid
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Standing Rock Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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South Dakota
North America / United States / Wyoming
North America / United States / Wyoming
Additional Geographic Terms
Missouri, Upper
Dimensions
Overall: 28.5 x 8.1 x 2.3 cm (11 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
7652
Provenance
Collector
William A. Turner
(1873 - 1874)
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