Knife Sheath

Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Central Plains
Plains

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before 1880

Native-tanned bison hide, glass beads, and sinew

Overall: 8 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (22 × 7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Guido R. Rahr, Sr., Class of 1951P

985.47.26543

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Armament: Accessory

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Plains

Not on view

Inscriptions

Attached Tag: "15. Knife sheath, Plains area"

Course History

NAIS 8.01, Perspectives in Native American Studies, Heid Erdrich, Fall 2022

Exhibition History

Patterns of Life, Patterns of Art: The Rahr Collection of Native American Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 2-June 19, 1987.

Publication History

Barbara A. Hail and Gregory C. Schwarz, Patterns of Life, Patterns of Art: The Rahr Collection of Native American Art, Hanover: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 1987, p.67, no.76.

Provenance

Collected by Guido Reinhardt Rahr, Sr. (1902-1985), Manitowoc, Wisconsin; given to present collection, 1985.

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