Scissor Sheath
1840
Medium/TechniqueBuckskin, dyed moose hair
DimensionsLength x width: 15.2 x 7.6 cm (6 x 3 in.)
Credit LinePartial gift of James Frank and the Frank B. Bemis Fund and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession number2013.654
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ProvenanceAcquired through Willis Henry Auctions, Marshfield, MA, by John Molloy Gallery, New York; April 19, 1994, sold by Molloy Gallery to James Frank, LaJolla, CA; consigned by Frank to Molloy Gallery; 2013, sold by Molloy Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)
late 18th century to early 19th century
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
Mid-19th Century
1840s
1860s
Mid-19th Century
1875–1900
early 20th century
1850–75