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A SIOUX BEADED SWORD CASE AND SWORD
composed of a curving iron case, with panels of lane-stitched beadwork in green, yellow, and dark blue beads against a white beaded ground, each panel with diamond and forked elements on each side; European sword enclosed, probably German or Prussian, with hilt engraved, R.I.M. 35. 59
Lengths: the case, 33¾ in. (86 cm.); the sword, 35 in. (89 cm.) (2)
composed of a curving iron case, with panels of lane-stitched beadwork in green, yellow, and dark blue beads against a white beaded ground, each panel with diamond and forked elements on each side; European sword enclosed, probably German or Prussian, with hilt engraved, R.I.M. 35. 59
Lengths: the case, 33¾ in. (86 cm.); the sword, 35 in. (89 cm.) (2)