Knife Sheath Item Number: 11.694.9004 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Knife sheath with red, and blue on white beaded designs on one side and white with blue design on the reverse side. There are three tin tinklers at the bottom point and a dangler with two tin tinklers on either side. Sean Standing Bear thought this might possibly be an awl case although it is wider than most awl cases.
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1911, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1868 and 1933
What
- Name
- Knife Sheath
- Identification Number
- 11.694.9004
- Type of Item
- knife sheath
- Material
- hide, bead and tin
- Measurements
- “5/16 x 1 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (0.8 x 4.2 x 25.0 cm)” ?
Who
- Culture
- Osage
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1868 and 1933
Other
- Classification
- Hunting/Fishing/Trapping