Knife Sheath
Artist/MakerAmerican Indian,
Cheyenne
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
MediumLeather and beads
DimensionsOverall: 10 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 in. (27.1 × 8.3 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Oberlin College Department of Zoology
Object number1957.129
Status
Not on viewHowling Wolf: An Autobiography of a Plains Warrior-Artist
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 2, 1992 - December 6, 1992 )
- University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque (January 16, 1993 - March 13, 1993 )
"The Painted Arrow People": Art of the Cheyenne
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 9, 2008 - December 23, 2008 )
Art and Life in Early America
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 2, 2014 - June 28, 2015 )
Collections
- Americas
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