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Leather knife sheath with porcupine quill decoration - very rare
Leather knife sheath with porcupine quill decoration - very rare
Object Number 41-72-10/24356
Display Title Leather knife sheath with porcupine quill decoration - very rare
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife sheath, leather, porcupine quill decoration
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Plains Cree?
  • Red River Metis
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northern Plains
Materials Leather, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 46.3 x 28.6 x 0.4 cm (18 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector David I. Bushnell, Jr. (1899 - 1939)
Donor David I. Bushnell, Jr. (8/1/1941-11/8/1941)

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