| Catalog Number |
CAS 0376-0005 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Sheath |
| Culture |
Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
early 1900s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Animal hide; Glass glass beads; Porcupine quills; Feathers; Metal: Tin; Thread |
| Description |
Hide stitched up one side to form sheath; Quill wrapped hide lace at mouth to form handle; Tin cones and feathers attached to handle ends; Green edge-beading at mouth; Lazy stitch beading on one side; Pattern is two rows of three tipi motifs joined at apices by rose colored rectangles edged in blue; Tipis, edged in blue, are in green with yellow doors; Each pair separated by a row of rose squares; Reverse side is undecorated; Hide fringe, wrapped at top in dyed quills, extends from bottom; Sheath is lined with heavy woven cotton fiber. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 7.6, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 23.0 |