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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Collector:
Lieutenant Ephraim Tillotson, Non-Indian, 1844-1895  Search this
Previous owner:
Lieutenant Ephraim Tillotson, Non-Indian, 1844-1895  Search this
Grace Tillotson Childs (Mrs. Harold P. Childs/Mrs. H. P. Childs), Non-Indian, ca. 1886-1934  Search this
Donor:
Grace Tillotson Childs (Mrs. Harold P. Childs/Mrs. H. P. Childs), Non-Indian, ca. 1886-1934  Search this
Object Name:
Knife sheath
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Collection History:
Collected by Lieutenant Ephraim Tillotson (1844-1895) at an unknown date; inherited by his daughter Grace Tillotson Childs (Mrs. Harold P. Childs, ca. 1886-1934); donated to MAI by Mrs. Childs in 1923.
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Catalog Number:
11/7676
Barcode:
117676.000
See related items:
Sioux
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fa844ad7-c870-4dd3-b00f-ff55fd8ff43b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_126813