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Big Beaver Holding Scabbard

LIBI_00012_07533; A black-and-white photograph of Big Beaver; holding his scabbard that he used for his knife at the Battle of the Little Bighorn; produced in 1927. The typewritten description reads, "This scabbard, made about 1874, carried the knife of big beaver at Custer’s last battle. He was then age 15. Made of buffalo calf rawhide. The earth colors will not fade in sunshine nor by use of gasoline or hot soapsuds. The four domes represent boyhood coup stokes upon dead enemies: upper dome green interior, coup upon a Crow. Two middle domes, red interior, upon white men. Lower dome, yellow interior upon a Shoshone. The other side has on it, all of these designs. The scalping knife shown in photo is in another case. Big beaver went with me to Custer field August 9-10-11, 1927, and told me of his experiences there in 1876." Signed by Thomas B. Marquis; print, photographic [mounted on card]; Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00012_07533, Thomas

National Park Service

Courtesy of the National Park Service, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI_00012_07533, Thomas B Marquis, "Big Beaver Holding Scabbard," 1927

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Code: LIBI

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Big Horn County, Montana
Latitude: 45.5651016235352, Longitude: -107.429000854492

NPS Museum Accession Number : LIBI-00012
NPS Museum Number Catalog : LIBI_07533

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Historic Photo Collection

Title: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Historic Photo Collection
URL: https://www.nps.gov/libi

1927

01/01/1927 - 12/30/1927

Thomas B. Marquis Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

Organization: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Position: Research Requests
Address: PO Box 39, Crow Agency, MT, USA, 59033, (406) 638-2621
Email: libi_librarian@nps.gov

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Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument