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Object Number 30-69-10/K57
Display Title Canteen
Descriptions
Object Description Canteen; one side covered with canvas, other side canvas and skin; decorated with quills and strap with bead. "Formerly owned by Sioux Indian "Black Shield" of this Agency. The round dots with descending lines represent the number of wounds that he (Black Shield) received in battle and the horse-shoe marks denote the number of horses captured or taken by him from his enemies."
Inventory Description Canteen covered with fabric and leather, quilled and beaded design, strap handle
Classification
  • Canteen
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Dakota?
North America / United States / North Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms Standing Rock Agency
Dimensions Overall: 33.5 x 27.5 x 8.5 cm (13 3/16 x 10 13/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K57
Provenance
Owner Black Shield (1883 ca.)
Collector James McLaughlin (1883 ca. (?))
Intermediary Mary T. Hemenway (1883 ca.)
Donor Old South Church of Boston (1930)

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