Knife Sheath
| Object Number: | 45-15-936 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Plains Indian |
| Provenience: | Great Plains (Plain) |
| Culture Area: | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Rawhide Bead Tin |
| Length: | 24.5 cm |
| Width: | 6.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
Description
Rawhide knife sheath, face solidly beaded. Top design red diamond with four triangles joined at their apeces. Lower part with five units: small blue and yellow block with triangle at each corner. Light blue ground, pendant of two bead wrapped thongs ending in tinklers. Twisted buckskin suspension cord.
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