Knife

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Culture/People: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Previous owner: Eagle Shield (Wambliwahacanka), Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux), ca. 1859-ca. 1932
Collector: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957
Seller: Frances T. Densmore, Non-Indian, 1867-1957

Collection History: Collected from Eagle Shield (Lakota, ca. 1859-ca. 1932) in 1913 or 1914 by ethnologist and ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957); purchased by MAI from Frances Densmore in 1917.
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Place: Standing Rock Reservation; Corson County; South Dakota; USA

See related items: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/7967
Barcode: 067967.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife
Media/Materials: Buffalo bone, hide
Techniques: Wrapped, carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e8e1c326-23ce-4df2-82f2-495acb24864b

Record ID: NMAI_73260