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Object Number 40-39-10/19340
Display Title Curved knife sheath--black leather decorated beadwork and tassels
Descriptions
Object Description Curved knife sheath--black leather decorated with green, red, blue, white beadwork around edge; 2 long leather tassels pendant
Inventory Description Sheath, rectangular with curved end, partially beaded, tassels, brass buttons
Classification
  • Sheath
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 11 x 3 cm (11 7/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-39-10/19340
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (1902)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1940)
Donor Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (1940)

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