Dakota beaded gun case

Titles: Dakota beaded gun case (Supplied title)

Description: Dakota hide gun case circa 1860 collected by Colonel John G. Clark of the 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Fort Rice in Dakota Territory during the US-Dakota War. The case is beaded at the top and bottom in a diamond pattern in white, blue and yellow beads. A strip of red wool is sewn around the top and down the side seam. The case is fringed along the barrel and at the bottom. The attached strap has a red and white beaded design.

Dates

• Not earlier than 04/1865 - Not later than 06/1866 (50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment dates of service) (Discovery)

Creation

• collected by: Clark, John Garvin

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 69.54.5

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 72 inches length (case)
• 18 inches length (fringe)

Subjects