Culture/People:

probably Denésoliné (Chipewyan) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Object Name:

Knife sheath

Media/Materials:

Caribou hide/skin, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quill woven/loomed quillwork, quill-wrapped (flat)

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Northwest Canada; British Columbia; Canada

Date created:

1775-1825

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") circa 1915; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

4/902

Barcode:

040902.000

See related items:

Denésoliné (Chipewyan)

Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6071348bc-a420-411a-ad84-4e1f469bfed1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_43928