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Knife Sheath (uncertain)

Object Number:97-84-1848
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Apache
Provenience: Arizona
Gila River
Culture Area: Southwest Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Buckskin
Glass
Metal
Length: 23 cm
Credit Line:Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number:L-84-1848 - Old Museum Number
17320 - ANSP Number
I 123 - Gottschall Number

Description

Buckskin; beaded narrow band, dark blue and yellow checker; horizontal bands, black and white, and black and yellow "twisted" design alternating with rows of tinklers. Long pendant with beaded disc and tinklers.

Bibliography:

[Book] Gottschall, Amos H. 1909. Priced and Descriptive Catalogue of the Utensils, Implements, Weapons, Ornaments, Etc., of the Indians, Mound Builders, Cliff Dwellers: Typical Collections No. 1.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: I 123View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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