Knife Sheath
40-33-73B
From: Northern Scandinavia
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 40-33-73B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Finnish | Lapp |
| Provenience | Northern Scandinavia |
| Culture Area | Russia |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ivory | Saddle Leather |
| Technique | Etched |
| Iconography | Reindeer | Wolf |
| Description | Steel knife blade with ivory handle, etched. Sheath of ivory, carved in two pieces, joining along the face of the blade; held together by broad band of saddle leather; etched conventional design and openwork on one face. Reindeer and wolf on other face. |
| Length | 34 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Hinckle Smith, 1940 |
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