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Catalog Number CAS 0120-0002   CAS 0120-0002; Knife sheath
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife sheath
Culture Cheyenne
Global Region North America
Country USA
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Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Buckskin; Porcupine quills; Glass beads
Description Knife sheath made from two pieces of hide sewn along both sides to fit contour of knife; Hide lace looped at mouth to form a handle; Lazy stitch beading at mouth in blue with bands of maroon; Upper portion quilled vertically in red with a central yellow square with four white squares at each corner; Lower portion quilled horizontally following contour of sheath; Quills are dyed red with white squares placed at equal intervals and a central blue line; Three hide laces, wrapped in red and blue dyed quills and tipped with tin cones and feathers are suspended from bottom edge of sheath.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.7, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 23.8