Sheath

Beadwork style indicates Manitoba or Northern Saskatchewan origin. Wooden knife appears to be later addition (not from original area). Made after French nuns brought silk threads to the area; Michif influence. Blue beads thought to be Russian.

Beaded knife sheath (part a) with carved wooden knife inside (part b). The front sheath panel of beaded fabric with a scalloped edge (lined at the back with a burgundy fabric), decorated with yellow and blue crosses and diagonal lines, is sewn to a skin panel with fringe down one side. Coils made of strings of beads wrapped around strips of fabric are at top and bottom; the top is a handle of white and blue, the bottom a long tail in yellow and blue with a red wool fabric tassel.