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Date
1885 – 1920
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.10.0003
Description
A very simply shaped sheath made to hold a knife. The back of the sheath is plain moosehide with a large belt loop at the centre made from a 3 cm wide strip of hide. Part of the top of the case that extends to one side. The front of the sheath is completely beaded with a light blue background and…
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Title
Knife Sheath
Date
1885 – 1920
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
7.5 x 31.0 cm
Description
A very simply shaped sheath made to hold a knife. The back of the sheath is plain moosehide with a large belt loop at the centre made from a 3 cm wide strip of hide. Part of the top of the case that extends to one side. The front of the sheath is completely beaded with a light blue background and four chevron shaped lines made up of small squares of red and dark blue beads. A rolled beaded edging of red and dark blue beads runs along the curved side and across the top of the sheath.
Subject
Indigenous, Stoney
households
hunting
food preparation
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.10.0003
Images
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