Knife Sheath

63-8-10

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 63-8-10
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Canvas | Hide | Bead | Tin | Hair
Description

Canvas covering stiff rawhide (?). Front is fully beaded; lazy stich. Top 1/3 is separate design area; two bands with two blue, yellow and red stepped triangles separated by narrow red band; top edged with green and yellow band. Row of small tin junglers between design areas. Bottom; two horizontal bands of white, stepped triangles on green background with red edging; narrow band of red. Brass junglers tied to seam side, have purple hairs; three thongs at bottom wrapped with red and blue beads, each ending in two junglers.

Length 15.2 cm
Width 17.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert Pemberton, 1963
Other Number L-260-10 - Old Loan Number

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