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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?
North America / United States / North Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock Agency
Materials
Metal, Fabric, Leather, Quill, Bead
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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