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TWO PLAINS BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATHS AND A KNIFE
The first sinew sewn in green, yellow, red and two shades of blue beads on a white beaded ground, the top panel with a pair of hourglass motifs, the bottom with panel enclosing three crosses and three triangular motifs along the edge; the second sinew sewn in similar colors, the top panel with a central hourglass motif flanked by small rectangles, the bottom with triangular motifs along the edges, containing horn-handled Bowie knife
11in. and 9¼in. (28cm. and 23.5cm.) long (3)
The first sinew sewn in green, yellow, red and two shades of blue beads on a white beaded ground, the top panel with a pair of hourglass motifs, the bottom with panel enclosing three crosses and three triangular motifs along the edge; the second sinew sewn in similar colors, the top panel with a central hourglass motif flanked by small rectangles, the bottom with triangular motifs along the edges, containing horn-handled Bowie knife
11in. and 9¼in. (28cm. and 23.5cm.) long (3)
Provenance
Daniel Beard, for the knife and one sheath
Literature
Aitken, R.B., Great Game Animals of the World, New York, 1969, p.177