Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, U.S. Army), probably during campaigns in the Southwest between 1886 and 1890; inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles in 1953 in memory of Cecelia Miles Reber.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Ute
- Collector
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Previous owner
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952
- Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
- Donor
- Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
- Honoree
- Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952
- Object Name
- Knife sheath
- Media/Materials
- Hide, metal cones, glass bead/beads
- Techniques
- Bead-wrapped , painted, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
- Object Type
- Personal items
