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Dakota beaded book cover
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| Description | Chocolate brown suede book cover made by Sitting Earth (Dakota) 1860-1890, and used by Johanna Bohlig and Franck John Swenson of Chaska, Minnesota. Exterior has a cross-shaped Morning Star rendered in red and green beads at center, framed by brown, orange/ yellow and red beads in a geometric motif. The edges and inside flaps are also trimmed with beads. Inside is a tag with "#40/ Brn book/ cover/ made by/ Sitting/ Earth" handwritten in ink. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 20.7 centimeters height 32 centimeters width open |
| Nomenclature | Cover (gathered matter component) |
| Creation | Made by: Sitting Earth Made by Dakota Indians |
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Used by: Swenson, Franck John Used by: Swenson, Johanna Bohlig Made by Dakota Indians Used in Chaska, Carver County, Minnesota, United States Dakota Indians Immigration and settlement Indian. Building Furnishings. Household Accessories |
| Dates | Creation: Not earlier than 1860 - Not later than 1890 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 1992.66.1 |