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A PLAINS PAINTED PARFLECHE KNIFE SHEATH AND KNIFE
of usual form, painted with a series of compressed diamonds in alternating yellow and green pigments, a hide panel attached at top, with sinew sewn and lane-stitched beadwork in yellow, blue and white beads against a translucent red beaded ground, with geometric motifs, the panel tapering to a beaded drop with cone pendants inserted with animal teeth; bone handled knife enclosed, decorated with an incised heart-line buffalo
Lengths: the knife sheath, 10¾ in. (27.4 cm.); the knife, 11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) (2)
of usual form, painted with a series of compressed diamonds in alternating yellow and green pigments, a hide panel attached at top, with sinew sewn and lane-stitched beadwork in yellow, blue and white beads against a translucent red beaded ground, with geometric motifs, the panel tapering to a beaded drop with cone pendants inserted with animal teeth; bone handled knife enclosed, decorated with an incised heart-line buffalo
Lengths: the knife sheath, 10¾ in. (27.4 cm.); the knife, 11¼ in. (28.6 cm.) (2)