A wonderful example of an early form of Plains Cree knife sheath, this piece shows that form and function can create great art. The bulging rawhide for the knife blade and the extended beaded flap show how the sheath was intended to be tucked in the belt. The belt would ride just under the tin cones and across the face of the rawhide sheath. In this position it was almost impossible for it to slip out and be lost. The "V" formed by the flap and blade case edge became a "lock" which secured the sheath.