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Lot 37
Plains Cree Double-Sided Buffalo Hide Knife Sheath
Sale 930 - Native American Art, Session I
Sep 17, 2021
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$2,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Plains Cree Double-Sided Buffalo Hide Knife Sheath
fourth quarter 19th century
sinew-sewn; having long beaded drops, ending with a cluster of tin cones; mirroring geometric patterns are beaded in colors of yellow, red white-heart, and cobalt on one side and cobalt, pea green, and greasy pink on the other; lined with buffalo parfleche
overall length 26 inches
Ex Hayter Reed (Canadian, 1849-1936)
Ex Gerard Valliere, Canada
Ex Gerard Valliere, Canada