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Knife Sheath
Object Number 30-69-10/K20
Display Title Knife Sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sheath, quilled orange yellow and white design, leather strap, quilled extention
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Dakota / North Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota / South Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms Standing Rock Agency
Materials Leather, Quill, Metal tinkler
Dimensions Overall: 57 x 8 x 2.4 cm (22 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K20
Provenance
Collector James McLaughlin (1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary Mary T. Hemenway (1883 ca.)
Donor Old South Church of Boston (1930)

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