Knife Sheath, Part of War Outfit Item Number: 26.788 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Sheath for a large knife of rawhide partly painted red with beaded decoration in white, orchid, blues, red and yellow. The sheath is also studded with a few nails along the edge. A triangle is cut out from the hide on one side. This is part of the group purchased as belonging to Red Cloud.
Credit Line
Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
- Name
- Knife Sheath, Part of War Outfit
- Identification Number
- 26.788
- Type of Item
- knife sheath, outfit, part and war
- Material
- rawhide hide, pigment, bead and nail
- Overall
- length 13.5 in, width 4.5 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Classification
- Arms and Armor