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Sioux scalping knife & sheath
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 / South Dakota
North America / United States / Wyoming
Additional Geographic Terms Missouri, Upper
Materials Leather , Glass beads , Metal tinkler , Wood , Metal
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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