Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19th September 2018

Lot 217

A Cree knife sheath buckskin

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £80

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Description

A Cree knife sheath

buckskin, cloth, printed cotton lining and coloured glass beads, with a white ground and two geometric designs and initialled SE, with a green bead fringe, the back cut for a belt,

29.5cm long,

and a Chippewa hide knife sheath, with a fringe and two floral beaded panels, 42cm long. (2)

Provenance

The Ian West Collection.