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This beaded knife sheath was purchased on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota and later donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1925. The rawhide sheath is decorated on the front with small multicolor "seed" beads in a geometric pattern. Twelve remaining cone tinklers, along with feathers dyed purple, are attached to the edges.
Date: 1889-1925
Item Number: 314271
Call Number: 25.49
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 314271
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Military - Weapons - Knives
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Bead
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Knife, Sheath
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Tribes - Sioux - Brule Sioux
Places - Other States - South Dakota
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