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Dakota beaded knife sheath
Dakota beaded knife sheath
Titles: Dakota beaded knife sheath (Supplied title)
Description: A Dakota knife sheath circa 1900 collected from the Crow Creek or Lower Brule reservation in South Dakota. The sheath consists of a leather pouch with geometric pattern beadwork entirely covering the front side. Glass bead colors include medium blue, red-orange, yellow and dark blue.
Dates
- Approximately 1900 (Creation)
Creation
- used at: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
- used at: Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 9492.10
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 9 inches length
- 3 inches width
- 1/2 inch depth
Subjects
- Indian
- Oceti Sakowin
- Crow Creek, Redwood, Minnesota, United States
- Lower Brule, Lyman County, South Dakota, United States
- Dakota Indians
- Lower Brule, Lyman County, South Dakota, United States
- Fort Thompson, Buffalo County, South Dakota, United States
- Minnesota, United States
- Dakota Indians
- Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
- Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
- Sheath (case)
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Dakota beaded knife sheath