Ojibwe beaded knife sheath

Ojibwe beaded knife sheath

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Titles: Ojibwe beaded knife sheath (Supplied title)

Description: Ojibwe cloth knife sheath has a olive green cloth front sewn in a lazy-stitch floral pattern of green, blue, yellow, pink, white and clear beads. The reverse is purple cloth with black dots lined in newsprint, with two pink ribbons attached at top. The sheath is edged with glass tube beads that are looped in strands of blue, green and clear beads. Possibly made as a tourist item.

Dates

  • Not later than 1900 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 6300.4

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 15 inches length
  • 5 1/2 inches width

Subjects

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Ojibwe beaded knife sheath

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.