This lot features a circa 1870 Northern Cheyenne sheath with beautiful beadwork and quillwork from an ex-Cowan's sale. The sheath exhibits a parfleche rawhide lining covered in Indian tanned hide which is sinew sewn and adorned along both sides with glass trade seed beads, all of which are period correct examples showing colors of cobalt, Cheyenne pink, greasy green, chalk white, medium blue, greasy butterscrotch yellow, and red white hearts showing geometric designs along with crosses and a buffalo / bison or horse track on the back. The belt knife sheath shows four long Indian hide fringes at the top corners with a two Indian hide fringes at the base showing beadwork and porcupine quill quillwork in red mineral pigment coloring. The sheath is paired with a classic 19th-century trade knife showing a two piece hardwood grip handles secured with copper rivets onto a skinning belt knife with nice age. The sinew sewn sheath is well kept and the fringes also shows rolled tin jingle dangle cones with red dyed horse tail hair. The piece is well kept for its age with little to no bead loss, slight quill loss, a small worn through section on the back of the hide, but overall a fantastic authentic patina from honest age and use. Sheath with ties and fringes is 21-inches long, and the body without fringes is 8.25-inches long by 3-inches wide. The knife overall is 8.75-inches long. Provenance: Found to be authentic and sold by the experts at Cowan's Auction with the original auction tag present.*