Sold for $2,500

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Plains Cree Double-Sided Buffalo Hide Knife Sheath

fourth quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn; having long beaded drops, ending with a cluster of tin cones; mirroring geometric patterns are beaded in colors of yellow, red white-heart, and cobalt on one side and cobalt, pea green, and greasy pink on the other; lined with buffalo parfleche

overall length 26 inches

Ex Hayter Reed (Canadian, 1849-1936)
Ex Gerard Valliere, Canada

Condition Report

Glued repair to few rows of pink on upper edge; minimal insignificant bead loss

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