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Knife Sheath16.1/2392 B

Culture
Tlingit
Material
hide
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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knife sheath1927.1734 . 176315

« 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).

Culture
Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu
Material
moose skin
Made in
Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada
Holding Institution
The Field Museum
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Knife Sheath60/2827 B
Knife With Sheath60/2515 AB
Knife Sheath1984.14.4 B

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Holding Institution
Nova Scotia Museum
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Knife Sheath1984.14.3 B

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
leather skin and adhesive
Holding Institution
Nova Scotia Museum
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Knife Sheath1984.14.2 B

Culture
Mi'kmaq
Material
leather skin and adhesive
Holding Institution
Nova Scotia Museum
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Beaded Knife Sheath, Part of War Outfit26.789

Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Culture
Oglala, Lakota and Sioux
Material
hide, bead, metal and sinew
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Knife Sheath50.67.39

Central Plains beadwork but Sioux type shape. The little side danglers with edge beadwork are often done in Oklahoma area. The bell is a nice touch and it therefore might be part of regalia.

Culture
Sioux
Material
hide, bead and brass metal
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Knife Sheath11.694.9004

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.

Culture
Osage
Material
hide, bead and tin
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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