Native American Hand-Made Leather Knife Sheath by artist Judy Shaner

This exquisite knife sheath is a genuinely useful and collectible item. This sheath is made of genuine deer hide using a Native American technique of brain-tanning that makes leather particularly soft and supple. It is also an expensive quality that has a pleasant smoked smell. The probable Crow-pattern sheath features some extra dressing, like beaded Indian crosses, Cheyenne pink beads outlining a knife and a powder-blue background of beads. The front is entirely covered in lazy-stitch beadwork. There are also red whiteheart beads. It has a 5" fringe in gatherings of three tipped with tin cones down the length of the sheath. There is also a 2-1/2" wide belt loop. This sheath is 7-1/2" long from knife tip to rim and will fit a knife blade 6-1/2" to 7-1/2". Any longer and you risk punching through the sheath. The interior of the rim is 2" wide. Hand-made by a Native American artist, this knife sheath is absolutely one-of-a-kind.

SHEATH ONLY! KNIFE NOT INCLUDED!

Judy Shaner - Beadwork and Leather Tooling Artist

Judy grew up in Alaska living off the land with her large family. She didn't own a pair of store-bought shoes until the age of 19. The family made their own clothing and shoes, hunted and lived off the wild land of beautiful Alaska.

Judy is Native American Cherokee and Dutch. She is presently living in Everett, Pennsylvania. She is over sixty years young and enjoys beadwork and leather tooling. Her large Macaw birds are her constant companions while she works at her crafts.

In her own words regarding her leather tooling..."All my western-tooled leather items are hand-made originals by me - cut, tooled, laced and finished by hand on vegetable-tanned leather. Each and every piece is one-of-a-kind, the same as the beadwork items I make. No patterns for anything."

Judy's beadwork is a work of beauty. When she makes a pair of beaded moccasins they are nearly perfect! She is an artistic perfectionist; her beaded pouches and gauntlets are a work of art. She strives to keep the flame of her Native culture alive in her work, and one can sense her close kinship to her Cherokee ancestry.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC