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Upper Missouri Quilled Hide Knife Sheath, with Knife
Estimate: $4,000-$8,000
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Upper Missouri Quilled Hide Knife Sheath, with Knife
ca 1860

thread and sinew-sewn with replacement rawhide liner; hide fringe along outside seam; includes an unmarked knife with wood handle
 
sheath length 9-3/4 inches; knife length 11-1/8 inches

length 9-3/4 inches; knife length 11-1/8 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 24, plate 23)

Condition
with replaced liner