Very Large Northern Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath

Description:

Very Large Northern Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, red painted buffalo rawhide with a strip of fringe and square shanked brass tacks, the top covered in soft buffalo hide and beaded with chevron designs, possibly made for a machete or sword, (minor bead loss),lg. 22 1/4, wd. 5 1/2 in.

Provenance: Beverly Mathews, Queen's Council Estate, collected by his great-grandfather in the 19th century.
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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