Knife Sheath

39-18-13

From: United States of America | South Dakota | Pine Ridge Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 39-18-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Oglala
Provenience United States of America | South Dakota | Pine Ridge Reservation
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Parfleche | Fiber | Skin | Pigment
Description

Large; of folded rawhide. Curved edge bound with black stroud and buckskin thong. Painted red, blue and green in lines and rectilinear designs. Buckskin carrying thong.

Length 30 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Robert Frazier, 1939

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