Knife Sheath
Artist/MakerAmerican Indian,
Cheyenne
Datelate 19th–early 20th century
MediumLeather and beads
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 3 × 7/8 in. (24.1 × 7.6 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Oberlin College Department of Zoology
Object number1957.130
Status
Not on view"The Painted Arrow People": Art of the Cheyenne
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 9, 2008 - December 23, 2008 )
Collections
- Americas
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late 19th–early 20th century
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late 19th–early 20th century
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late 19th–early 20th century
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