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Apsáalooke [Crow] Beaded Buffalo Parfleche Knife Sheath
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
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)