05-22-200405-22-2004
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2237Boston
May 22, 2004 10:00 AMCalender
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Northern Plains Beaded Hide Knife Case

Sell one like this
$7,050$6,000
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2237Location: BostonDate / Time: May 22, 2004 10:00AM

Description:

Northern Plains Beaded Hide Knife Case, Yankton Sioux, c. last quarter 19th century, buffalo hide with commercial leather liner, beaded on both sides with differing multicolored geometric patterns, a row of tin cones across each side, spaced tin cones down the edge, roll-beaded strap, and three long drops terminating in tin cones, (minor restoration by Mark Miller, tin cone loss),lg. with drops 20 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

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Mark Miller