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    Important American Indian Art

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    5 December 1996

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    Lot 150

    A PLAINS BEADED HIDE KNIFE AND SHEATH

    Price realised

    USD 2,185

    Estimate

    USD 1,000 - USD 2,000

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    A PLAINS BEADED HIDE KNIFE AND SHEATH
    Sinew sewn in white, three shades of blue and translucent red on a pink beaded ground, with a pair of linked stepped diamondS surmounting three rows of angular designs and two small crosses, striped border in yellow, green, translucent blue and green beads along the rim; knife with wood handle and hooked steel blade
    The sheath: 8¾in. (22.2cm.); the knife: 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long

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