Beaded knife sheaths become infinitely more ornate with the onset of the Reservation Period (1880-1920). For many, this is a time when Sioux beadwork reaches its apex: when items become fully beaded in elaborate and colorful compisitions.

The sheath featured here is beaded on both sides in classic Sioux colors - blue, yellow and red. With pairs of tin cones running up both sides of the sheath, the original wearer was assuredly making a statement with this design.

9.75” tall and 2.75” wide (not incl. belt loop or drop)

Ex Carrol Morton, WA (d. 1984); ex Bruce Johnson, CO

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