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Catalog Number CAS 0539-0003   CAS 0539-0003; Sheath
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Sheath
Culture Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Central Plains area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Animal hide; Muslin; Glass beads; Sinew; Thread; Beads
Description Single piece of hide stitched on one side to form sheath; Hide handle affixed at mouth; Edge-beading in rose at mouth; Vertical lazy stitch beading at top of two triangles in yellow and green joined at apices to form hour glass figure; Figure is edged in blue; Two rows on either side alternate lanes of rose and blue; Below vertical beading, horizontal lazy stitch beading of three similar hour glass motifs; Outer figures in rose and green with yellow and green interior boxes; Inner figure is yellow edged in rose with green box; Fringe extends below sheath.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 26.7