Sword and scabbard

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Previous owner: Edwin Willard Deming (E. W. Deming), Non-Indian, 1860-1942

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Western painter Edwin Willard Deming (1860-1942); purchased by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1906.
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Place: Montana; USA (inferred)

See related items: Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8480
Barcode: 008480.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare

Object Name: Sword and scabbard
Media/Materials: Hide, glass bead/beads, wool cloth, paint, metal sword
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, etched
Dimensions: 136.8 x 28 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64115af62-295f-4bb7-bd4c-e318cff473a3

Record ID: NMAI_9111