Dagger Sheath
NA8488B
From: United States of America | Alaska | Sitka (uncertain) | Klukwan (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA8488B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Sitka (uncertain) | Klukwan (uncertain) |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Locus | Klukwan Dagisdinaa Clan | Thunder House |
Section | American |
Materials | Hide |
Description | Dagger sheath made from hide, bound at one end. The opening is rolled back over itself and then sewn to the rest of the sheath on one side only. A hide carrying strap is attached at the opening. Sewn up the length along one edge. |
Length | 34 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918 |
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