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Object Number
30-69-10/K25
Display Title
Knife scabbard
Descriptions
Object Description
Knife scabbard; leather decorated with brass head upholstery tacks. Belonged to the noted Sioux Chief, "Sitting Bull."
Inventory Description
Sheath, leather with brass tack design along edge
Classification
- Sheath
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota?
North America / United States / South Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Materials
Leather, Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 32.5 x 10.3 x 2.5 cm (12 13/16 x 4 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K25
Provenance
Owner
Chief Sitting Bull
(?)
Collector
James McLaughlin
(1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary
Mary T. Hemenway
(1883 ca.)
Donor
Old South Church of Boston
(1930)
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