The lot features a 19th-century beaded Indian Buffalo hide parfleche rawhide lined knife sheath and trade knife from the Lakota Sioux of the Northern Plains from an ex-60+ year old private Groveland, New York collection. The knife sheath is comprised of Indian tanned Great American Bison Buffalo hide sinew sewn hand scrapped over parfleche rawhide hard inner lining covered on the front with classic documented four-tab geometric beadwork from the Sioux of the 1800's. The beads are all sinew sewn and are all 1800's old glass trade beads showing colors of greasy blue, cobalt, Cheyenne pink, greasy yellow, semi-transparent lilac, semi-transparent Cheyenne pink, butterscotch yellow, medium green, with a greasy white background. The design shows four prominent tab boxes with nine boxes throughout and a bottom section with triangle tipi and cross designs. For reference of nearly identical four-tab patterns from 1800's Sioux knife sheaths see the Sioux third-quarter 19th century Forrest Fenn sheath sold by Hindman Cowan's in April 2024 for $7,860, Sioux third-quarter 19th-century sheath Spirits in the Art sold by Hindman Cowan's in June 2022 for $7,740, and the 1880 Sioux Knife Sheath sold by Heritage Auctions in July 2021 for $6,000 (all of which have the same four-tab design; photos shown in the photo gallery for reference). The sheath shows a row of tin jingle dangle cones at the center tied with Indian tanned buffalo hide with an Indian tanned buffalo hide belt tie at the top. This is paired with a classic 1800's skinning fighting knife with two piece coffin like handle held together with copper rivets, in a classic Landers Frary and Clark pattern. Provenance: From a 60+ year old private early Native American antiques collection from Groveland, New York. The set is well kept with nice supple hides, little to no bead loss, nice coloring from use and well kept. Overall together with strap the set is 21-inches long. Beaded area of sheath by itself is 10 5/8-inches long by 4-inches wide. Knife is 10.5-inches long.