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Native American, Western United States, Montana region, Blackfoot, ca. mid-19th century CE. A well-preserved steel knife with a rectangular wood handle, a painted rawhide sheath with copper tacks, and cut out handle / cord that enabled suspension on a belt. The painted rawhide is purportedly from a yearling bison, the red pigment and copper rivets are characteristic of early trade with Europeans. Size in sheath: 12.75" L x 3" W (32.4 cm x 7.6 cm); knife: 12" L x 1.125" W (30.5 cm x 2.9 cm)

Provenance: private Don Phelps collection, owner Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California, USA, before 2000

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#180350

Wear and creasing to hide with losses and fading to red pigment. Wear to steel blade and wood handle, but intact and blade is sharp.