Culture/People:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this

Possible collector:

George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this

Previous owner:

George H. Bingenheimer, Non-Indian, 1861-1920  Search this

Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this

Seller:

Margaret Bingenheimer (Margaret G. Bowers/Mrs. George H. Bingenheimer), Non-Indian, 1865-1965  Search this

Object Name:

Guncase

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads, sinew

Techniques:

Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, fringed

Dimensions:

202 x 59.5 x 3 cm

Object Type:

Firearms and accessories

Place:

Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County, Corson County; North Dakota, South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Probably collected by George H. Bingenheimer (1861-1920, businessman and Indian Agent for the Standing Rock Reservation from 1898 to 1903); purchased by MAI in 1923 from his widow Margaret Bingenheimer (1865-1965)

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Catalog Number:

12/2334

Barcode:

122334.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Firearms and accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62c2867b4-81cc-48c0-b951-927d298903a1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_131649