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Blackfeet Tacked Belt, with Knife Sheath and Whetstone Case
Estimate: $8,000-$10,000
Sold
$8,500
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Blackfeet Tacked Belt, with Knife Sheath and Whetstone Case
fourth quarter 19th century

made from harness leather; rectangular knife sheath is decorated with brass tacks and incised decorations; complementing belt embellished with larger brass tacks; a whetstone case and sharpening stone, and hand-forged knife with leather handle are attached

belt length 34 inches x width 2-1/2 inches; length of knife 12 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Arts (Hanson 1994: 78, plate 82)

Illustrated:
The Mystic Warriors of the Plains (Mails 1996: 462, figure a)