buffalo hide knife sheath - Oglala - ca. 1870's to 1880's

[Californian]

unusual knife sheath collected at Pine Ridge Agency - Oglala Lakota - dating to about 1870's to 1880's. The unusual aspect is that the the fur was left on the hide.

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[juan]

Is it buffalo furr??

[Californian]

yes, it is bison fur, skin inside is very thick

[Californian]

a very similar knife sheath with bison fur on the outside and a beaded tail end was exhibited several years at the Gene Autrey Museum of the American West in Los Angeles