Plains Style Belt Sheath & Vintage blade, deer antler handle - P St John, Mohawk

Description

Paul St John, Mohawk craftsman,  just made this fantastic plains style beaded belt sheath on beautifully soft brain tanned elk leather and he added a vintage knife with a hand forged blade on a deer antler spike.
The sheath is fringed and made of soft and supple elk leather.  The geometric plains Indian design of squares of red, yellow and sky blue glass seed beads against a white bead ground covers the front of the sheath.  At the top front of the sheath Paul has placed a strip of vintage red wool felt, this has a row of white beads across the bottom of the wool.
Sheath front is 8" long, from top to bottom of sheath (tip of knife blade).  It is 2.5" across at widest,  The leather belt loop can accommodate a 1.75" wide belt.  Fringe on the sheath side and bottom hangs about 5.25" at it's longest (near blade tip/sheath bottom)
The knife blade is quite old, hand forged,  5" long and 1.25" across at widest. The hilt is 1.25" long, knife blade at hilt is 7/8".  Paul got the knife over 30 years ago and it was "old" then- his recent addition of a handmade belt sheath makes it a perfect set.  The knife came with the antler handle.
Knife is usable, could be sharpened.  .... This knife/sheath  would look great with your regalia. Or displayed on a wall, in a glass box..  It is an amazing piece!
Paul St. John now lives in Maine, near the homelands of his mother's tribes.  She is Passamaquoddy, MicMac and Maliseet.  He grew up on the Mohawk lands in New York, his father's homeland and is an enrolled Mohawk tribal member.   Paul makes such a variety of items - traditionally dressed dolls using authentic materials, quill and birch bark items, sweet grass baskets with birch bark and quill medallions on the lids, traditional Iroquois beaded velvet items,  moccasins, beaded jewelry,  dance rattles and fans - and so much more.  All are traditionally made using traditional authentic materials.
Watch this store for more of his pieces.  Can't wait to see what he is going to create next.