Knife Sheath

45-15-935

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 45-15-935
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Plains Indian
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Leather | Bead | Tin
Description

Leather knife sheath, face solidly beaded. Top decorated with a large diamond figure made of short garnet and light blue bars, with navy border and green triangles on white ground. The lower field is decorated with diagonal bands compounded of navy, yellow, green and light blue blocks, red and navy triangles in the border. White ground, line of tinklers.

Length 25.4 cm
Width 7.2 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

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