knife sheath
Item number 1927.1734 . 176315 from the The Field Museum.
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Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« A knife sheath, probably for an instrument with a metal blade, is made from a single piece of moose skin. A fringe of the same material has been sewn into the seam and there is a loop at the proximal end for attachment to a belt (fig. 5d). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.8, fig 5d (p.33).
Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article
« Un étui à couteau, fait probablement pour un instrument avec une lame de métal, est fabriqué à partir d’une seule pièce de peau d’orignal. Une frange du même matériau a été cousue dans la couture et il y a une boucle à l’extrémité proximale pour l’attacher à une ceinture (fig. 5d). »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.8, fig 5d (p.33).
Item History
- Made in Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
What
- Name
- knife sheath
- Identification Number
- 1927.1734 . 176315
- Type of Item
- knife sheath
- Material
- moose skin
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Field Museum
- Made in
- Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Other
- Nom De L'objet
- Étui à couteau
- Matériaux
- peau d'orignal
- Ethnic Group
- Montagnais
- Collection
- Lake St. John Objects
- Provenience
- North America, Canada, Labrador, Lake St. John
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