Lakota (Sioux)
Beaded Sash
Lakota Sioux, 1919-1939
Scroll
Lakota (Sioux)
Beaded Sash
Lakota Sioux, 1919-1939
Physical Qualities
Glass and metal beads, string, traces of ribbon, 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number
1985.165
Ralph Case (father-in-law- of donor) collected beginning probably in early 30s, perhaps earlier. Acted as attorney for the Sioux nation in suit against U.S. Government from 1932 to 1966. Was born on a Sioux reservation (c. 1880s/90s); son of a frontier sheriff. (Information from donor, 1984)
