Knife Sheath
Lakota (Teton Sioux)
Central Plains
Plains
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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