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Woman's knife case
Native American, Lakota (Sioux)
about 1890
Object Place: United States, Plains
Medium/Technique
Buckskin, beadwork
Dimensions
Overall: 48 x 16 x 3 cm (18 7/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.442
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionOne side ornamented with a geometric design, worked with strings of beads tacked by parallel lines of sewing about one centimeter apart. Design is blue, red and white on a green ground, further ornamented by a row of tassels near the top, composed of red feathers and metal, and a beaded thong.
Provenance1902, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 1, 1902)