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Ca. 1870 Northern Cheyenne Beaded Sheath & Knife

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Ca. 1870 Northern Cheyenne Beaded Sheath & Knife
This is a beautiful circa 1870’s Northern Cheyenne beaded Indian hide sheath and trade knife with parfleche rawhide liner. The sheath is comprised of Indian brain-tanned buffalo hide, sinew and thread sewn and is adorned with classic Cheyenne geometric beadwork using all old glass trade seed beads. The beadwork shows colors of Cheyenne pink, light blue, cobalt, blue, red, greasy yellow, semi-transparent pink. The top shows an Indian tanned hide belt strap. This 19th-century example has a parfleche rawhide liner on the inside. This is paired with an old clip point trade fighting knife with serrated edge on one side and overall the knife measures 9-inches long. Sheath is 10.5-inches long by 3.5-inches wide.