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Dakota quillwork knife sheath
Dakota quillwork knife sheath
Titles: Dakota quillwork knife sheath (Supplied title)
Description: A small Dakota knife sheath circa 1900, possible made at the Crow Creek or Lower Brule reservation in South Dakota. The sheath consists of a leather pouch with a leather loop at top and a quilled tail suspended from the bottom edge that terminates in metal cones. The front of the sheath has multicolor quillwork in a linear and triangular pattern.
Dates
- Approximately 1910 (Creation)
Creation
- attributed to: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
- attributed to: Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 9492.11
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 14 inches length
- 3 inches width
- 1/4 inch depth
Subjects
- Indian
- Oceti Sakowin
- 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 quillwork knife sheath