An Ojibwa quilled knife sheath
Showing a fully-quilled panel of diamond lozenges at the mouth, striped quillwork follows the contour below, quilled and pony-beaded fringe suspensions from both areas, a rawhide liner.
length overall 10 1/2in, fringe 7 1/2in
length overall 10 1/2in, fringe 7 1/2in
Sold for
US$ 11,875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
ex-Paul Gray; previously sold by Sotheby's via private treaty
Ill:
Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) Membership Directory 2008, p. 45, an ad for Paul Gray's American Indian Art: "Early quilled and pony beaded Eastern Plains knife sheath made to be carried in a sash. Ojibwa, circa 1800. Acquired from an old European collection."
Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American
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