Dakota beaded book cover

Titles: Dakota beaded book cover (Supplied title)

Description: Brown suede book cover made by Sitting Earth (Dakota), 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 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.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1860 - Not later than 1890 (Creation)

Creation

• made by: Sitting Earth
• used by: Swenson, Franck John
• used by: Swenson, Johanna Bohlig

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1992.66.1

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 20.7 centimeters height
• 32 centimeters width (open)

Subjects

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