Description:
Central Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, with painted parfleche back, the front with buffalo hide cover and beaded with geometric designs using multicolored seed beads, some faceted, tin cone danglers, lg. 10 in.
Exhibitions: Brightly Beaded: North American Indian Glass Beadwork, McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, 2014.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
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American Indian & Tribal Art
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