Knife sheath

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Culture/People: Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)
Possible collector: De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Previous owner: De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Donor: De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of De Cost Smith (1864-1939, a Western painter) and possibly collected by him between 1884 and 1900; bequeathed to MAI by De Cost Smith.
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Place: Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/1428
Barcode: 201428.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Knife sheath
Media/Materials: Rawhide, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Edge beaded , painted, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69dd23d5d-32b5-4815-a6c7-009128de4b24

Record ID: NMAI_215123