Antique Sioux (Lakota) Beaded and Quilled Knife Sheath, Dragonflies, 1880s-1890s

Description

For sale is a
beautiful Antique Sioux (Lakota) Beaded and Quilled Knife Sheath with Dragonfly Motifs from circa the 1880s-1890s.
The sheath is made of a soft native tanned hide with a rawhide liner, all in good condition, sinew sewn and decorated with glass beads, also
sinew sewn
, in a
bead color combination
of
cobalt, white, and greasy yellow in designs representing dragonflies.
The sheath has a quilled carrying strap and four long elegant quilled hide drops, with metal tinklers and horsehair.
A very beautiful sheath!
Some beads, quills and tinklers are lost as is visible in the pictures. The sheath itself measures circa 10" x 3"
.
The drops are more than 12" long
.
Provenance: ex-Curtright and Son, ex-Cowan's, ex-US Children's Museum on the 19th Century.
Please take a good look at the pictures or ask questions before you bid.
Payment expected within two days after sale.
Private sale, so nu returns accepted.
Shipping worldwide and always with track and trace
.