- From The Collection Of
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Accession Number
- 25/1920/20
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Culture
- Blackfoot
- Date
- 1850 – 1916 (creation date)
- Materials and Techniques
- iron (material)
- wood (material)
- hide (material)
- cotton thread (material)
- sheath, side 1 beaded in design of four diamonds (technique)
- sheath, side 2 beaded in linear, geometric design (technique)
- Place
- Canada (creation)
- North America (creation)
- Northern Plains (creation)
- North America (collection place)
- Related People
- Mr Edgar Dewdney (from the collection of) (collector)
- Description
- Blackfoot knife and sheath. Acquired by Hon. Edgar Dewdney, between 1859 - 1916. Dewdney became Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Plains region, Canada.
Allegedly from one of Crowfoot’s warriors.
(Ref: Blanche Elizabeth Dewdney’s letters to curator Mr Rowley).
Donated to RAMM in 1920 by his wife Blanche Elizabeth.
This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery. - See Elsewhere
- MDS record link
- Record Rights
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- CC 0
Collection Location
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