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Lot 1136

Two Hide Knife Sheaths with Blades

Estimate: $500 - $700

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late 19th/20th century, beaded knife sheath with white, blue, green beads, tin cones, beaded drop, 8 in., long without drop; with a wood handled blade 11 in. long; remnants of red paint at edges and under beads, grime, wear, blade with section of missing wood handle, some loose beads; beaded sheath with parfleche interior, 7 in. long without drop; with a wood handled blade 10-1/4 in. long; stitching slightly loose at upper edge, grime, wear, no apparent bead loss, blade with wear to handle, chip at tip of blade, Provenance: Estate of Charlie Tate, Asheville, North Carolina