1 / 2
Click To Zoom
Lot 388
Apsáalooke [Crow] Beaded Buffalo Parfleche Knife Sheath
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000
Price Realized
$10,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Apsáalooke [Crow] Beaded Buffalo Parfleche Knife Sheath
third quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn and decorated with brightly painted geometric design; red trade cloth and beaded lanes in colors of periwinkle, red white-heart, greasy yellow, and cobalt outer seam; a pair of bead wrapped hide drops at tip
 
overall length 15-7/8 inches; sheath length (excluding hide thongs) 12-1/2 inches
 
Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 26, plate 25)

Condition Report
Auction Specialists
Search