1860’s Cheyenne style strike a light bag

Reproduction of a Cheyenne strike a light bag. It’s design is based on an extant historical original piece believed to have been found in a destroyed Cheyenne village after the Battle of Sand Creek in 1864. Length 15 cm (5,9″) without the suspension.

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