Culture/People:

Omaha  Search this

Previous owner:

Laura Lyon, Omaha  Search this

Collector:

Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940  Search this

Object Name:

Knife sheath

Media/Materials:

Hide, brass tacks/bosses

Techniques:

Studded

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Walthill, Omaha Reservation; Thurston County; Nebraska; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Laura Lyon (Omaha) in 1923 by anthropologist Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

12/6221

Barcode:

126221.000

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Omaha

Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69468952d-22be-43dd-9559-ed0b7a15a65a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_135716