Object Details
- 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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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- 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
- Object Name
- Knife and sheath
- Media/Materials
- Rawhide, glass bead/beads, paint
- Techniques
- Lazy/lane stitch beadwork , painted
- Object Type
- Personal items
