Reproduction of eastern plains knife sheath decorated with bird quillwork. This technique is extremely rare and there are only few extant original pieces decorated by this technique. The sheath comes with an butcher knife reproduction. Sheath length: 32 cm (12,6″) without fringes, knife length: 29 cm (11,4″).
Original price was: $950.$450Current price is: $450.
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Porcupine quillwork decoration was widespread in most northern regions of the North American continent in pre-reservation times. Prior to the contact with whites, who introduced glass beads to American Indians, porcupine quillwork decoration was the predominant
Beads manufactured nowadays differ from those made one or two hundred years ago, particulary in colour shades and shape. Old beads were all of European origin and made of glass. The articless discusses history of
