Buckskin firebags said also to be for a scalping knife (not necessarily the case) narrow cuff

Buckskin firebags said also to be for a scalping knife (not

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Buckskin firebags said also to be for a scalping knife (not necessarily the case) narrow cuff, nice floral beadwork at bottom with long buckskin fringe of tassels, Plains Indian, maker Plains states USA, 1865-1920

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A193010
Materials:
buckskin and beads, glass
Measurements:
length 415 mm
with fringe: length 660 mm
width 145 mm
flat: thickness 8 mm
type:
firebags
credit:
Tunbridge Wells Municipal Museum