A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH
PROPERTY OF A MASSACHUSETT WOMAN
A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH

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A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH
of usual form, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in yellow, white-heart red, two shades of blue and pink beads, one side decorated with confronting swallow tail motifs flanked by concentric rectangles at top, triangular elements in the field below, the other side, with interlocking triangular motifs at top and stepped chevrons below, twisted fiber suspension loop
Length: 9¾ in. (34.7 cm.) excluding attachments

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