Knife Sheath

NA9221B

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA9221B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Cotton
Description

Dagger sheath made from caribou hide, bound at one end. The opening is rolled back over itself and a black, cloth border is added on the upper and lower edge. A cotton carrying cord is attached. Sewn up the length along one edge.

Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918

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