Knife and sheath

Culture/People
Sioux
Possible collector
Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926
Previous owner
Joseph Kossuth Dixon (Joseph K. Dixon), Non-Indian, 1856-1926
Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969
Seller
Edith R. Dixon (Edith Sloane Reid/Mrs. Joseph Kossuth Dixon), Non-Indian, 1891-1969
Collection History
Probably collected between 1909 and 1913 by Joseph Kossuth Dixon (1856-1926, a photographer and filmmaker) during his work on the "Wanamaker Expedition of Citizenship," which was sponsored by Rodman Wanamaker (1863-1928, of the Wanamaker department stores) to present American flags to 189 tribes and emphasize the importance of Native citizenship; purchased by MAI from Joseph Dixon's widow, Edith R. Dixon (1891-1969), in 1927.
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Place
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Sioux
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/6977
Barcode
156977.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Knife and sheath
Media/Materials
Commercially tanned leather, animal bone, brass tacks/bosses, steel, metal knife
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6350a1269-a667-4dc6-8f34-313f306b2287
Record ID
NMAI_168320