Knife sheath

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Culture/People: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Previous owner: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951
Seller: Stanley R. W. Davis, Non-Indian, 1891-1974

Collection History: Collected by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) at an unknown date; inherited by his son Stanley R. W. Davis (1891-1974); purchased by MAI from Stanley Davis in 1951.
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Place: South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/7699
Barcode: 217699.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Knife sheath
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64ed48242-f7aa-40b4-8cb7-4ed8e5833972

Record ID: NMAI_232348