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Plains knife sheath
Plains knife sheath
Titles: Plains knife sheath (Supplied title)
Description: A Plains leather knife sheath circa the late 19th century or early 20th century. The sheath has beadwork decoration on one side and a loom-woven beadwork strap. The sheath beadwork is stitched in a geometric pattern and has blue, yellow and green glass seed beads, sewn with what is probably sinew.
Dates
- 1870 - 1910 (Creation)
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 10000.1226
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, The Harry and Jeannette Ayer Collection.
Notes
- Jeannette O. and Harry D. Ayer Ojibwe Collection.
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 24.7 centimeters length (sheath)
- 6.5 centimeters width (sheath)
- 69 centimeters length (strap)
- 2.2 centimeters width (strap)
- 39 centimeters length (tassel)
Subjects
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Plains knife sheath