Lance scabbard

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Previous owner: Joseph Henry Sharp (J.H. Sharp), Non-Indian, 1859-1953; Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Seller: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Presenter/funding source: Harmon W. Hendricks (Harmon Washington Hendricks), Non-Indian, 1846-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of western artist Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953); acquired by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Grace Nicholson in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee Harmon W. Hendricks (1846-1928).
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: Montana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/1034
Barcode: 061034.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
Indigenous Term: kakáaisshe

Object Name: Lance scabbard
Media/Materials: Cow rawhide, hide, wool cloth, glass bead/beads, paint, hide thong/babiche, wool yarn, brass bell/bells, human hair, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung, wrapped, painted, fringed
Dimensions: 115 x 20 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f98c9471-c5dd-45d9-8f25-1ed2425a9c70

Record ID: NMAI_65740