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Knife sheath
Knife sheath
Artist/Maker
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.
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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]
Knife Sheath
Knife Sheath
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and tin cone dangles
Object number: 1984.542
Knife sheath
Knife sheath
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Rawhide with brass tacks, glass seed beads, and red paint
Object number: 1984.541
Pipebag
Pipebag
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with sinew, porcupine quill, yarn, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.533
Fragment of a beaded loop
Fragment of a beaded loop
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather and glass beads
Object number: 1984.536
Fragment of a Beaded Loop
Fragment of a Beaded Loop
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather; blue and white glass beads
Object number: 1984.537
Club
Club
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather, wood, stone, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.547
Club
Club
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Stone, wood, leather, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.544
Awl case
Awl case
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather, porcupine quill, feathers, tin cones, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.535
Photograph by John Bentham.
Woman's Hair Decoration
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456
Photograph by John Bentham.
Moccasins
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather with beads
Object number: 1984.1.1a-b
Belt
Belt
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with brass tacks, glass beads, sinew, and thread
Object number: 1984.539
Shirt decoration
Shirt decoration
Unknown artist
Date: unknown
Medium: Tanned hide, glass beads, and horse or cow tail
Object number: 1984.553