Knife sheath

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Datec. 1875
MediumLeather with rawhide, glass beads, and sinew
DimensionsOverall: 10 in. × 3 1/2 in. × 1/2 in. (25.4 × 8.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.543
Not on view
DescriptionKnife sheath of leather with braided thong sewn with wire.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2011
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
? - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Inscribed Inscribed in ink on verso: NAPl / 17 [l is lower case L]; in ink on verso: E105 [with strike-through]
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