circa 1870

Classic Arapaho style beadwork on hard boot leather. Tin cones border the flap, sides and bottom of the bag. Seed beaded and sinew sewn with original twisted yellow ochre fringe. Sold with museum stand

bag only: 13" length , 9" wide

with fringe 22” in length

SOLD

19th century

Beaded strip with horse hair portion on bottom. Three military buttons attached.

length: 26"

$ 4,500.00

c. 1875

A classic bar design with long fringe, four of which are braided with brass trade beads attached. Scalloped edge on drop.

Ex. Paul Dyck Collection

Size: 30" tall w. fringe x 6 1/8" wide

SOLD

c 1890

A Plateau Beaded Belt Pouch with blue pink and green seed beads arranged in a floral pattern with a brass stud in the middle.The edge of the beaded panel is trimmed in gold satin.

3 3/4" wide by 4 1/4" long

$ 1,800.00

c. 19th cent.

Southern Cheyenne beaded strike-a-light bag on commercial leather. Two churches designs with crosses on top in red beads outlined in white on a light blue background. Decorated with tin cones.

Size: 5 1/4" x 3"

SOLD

c. 19th c

Blackfeet Iniskim with pony beaded pouch. An Iniskim can be one of several unusually shaped rocks. The most sought after by the Blackfeet are the baculite fossils. The tentacles of the ancient relative of the octopus and squid from which they came are tapered and segmented so they break apart into irregular parts called baculites and vary from large [5" to 6"] to tiny ones [3/4"]. They are shaped more or less in the form of a buffalo. They were common in the inland seas that covered most of North America and disappeared from among the Earth's living creatures about 60 to 70 million years ago. There are several places in Blackfeet country where they may be found. Inasmuch as the natives view them as very powerful holy objects, the location of these places is held in great secrecy.

Size: 6" long, 2 3/4" wide

SOLD

c. 1880

Yellow ochre dyed body, typical Cheyenne geometric design on face and verso.  Two drops, beaded on edges, fringed on top.  

24" long, 5" wide

SOLD

c. 1870s

Small "strike a lite" or ration pouch. Front beaded in white with a light blue border with accents in red white heart and dark blue. Top flap beaded in white, yellow, red and dark blue.

Back of the bag with a border of dark blue beads. Hide fringes decorated with tin cones and metal beads.

Size: 3 3/4" tall (plus fringe), 2 1/2" wide.

SOLD

c. 1875

A beautiful Crow pouch with classic Crow floral bead work.

9 1/2" long (pouch with fringe),  5" wide.

SOLD

c. 1890-1900

A classic Sioux Strike a lite bag made of commercial leather. Front and side beaded in red, green blue white and pink seed beads with cut metal beads.

Drops of leather with blue and green tube beads. Tin cones on ends of drops. Black, yellow and white trade beads on the back. Sinew sewn. Excellent condition.

Size:bag only 6" x 4". Drops an add'l 5" length

SOLD

19th Century

A large Cheyenne fetish in a rare size. Vivid bead colors, stuffed with buffalo hair and sweet grass.

One white glass bead inserted in the stitch line of the seam on the belly of the fetish. Sinew sewn on buffalo hide.

5 1/2" x 4 1/2"

SOLD

c.1900

A Crow Belt Pouch on deer hide with a beaded flap. Pink, light blue, dark blue, pumpkin, red white hearts and white beads are used. Fringe along the edge with remnants of red trade wool.

Width: 3 1/2" by 3.5" without fringe.

SOLD

c. 1880

White beaded background with green, navy and red seed beads. Large red and green trade beads on fringe. Design repeated on verso.

39" long, 6" wide

$ 9,500.00

c. 1875

Northern Plains Beaded Potion bottle with quill work.

Worn around neck.

4 in. tall including stopper. 1 3/4 in. wide.

Sold

c. 19th Century

Northern Plains strike-a-lite pouch beaded on both sides and beaded fringe,

7 1/2 " long including fringe, 3" wide

Sold

Late 19th Century

Cheyenne/Arapaho tobacco bag Late 19th Century. Tobacco bag on buffalo hide.  Geometric bead design and long twisted fringe.  33 by 6 1/2 including fringe.  Old collection tag.

overall length: 34"

$ 9,500.00

c. 1880

A Great Lakes (Ojibwa, Winnebago?) carrying bag in very fine condition. Made of smoked moose hide and beaded with opaque and transparent seed beads as well as facet cut steel beads. the inside of the flap is lined with cotton calico fabric.

11" wide,  10" tall (not incl. fringe)

SOLD

19th century

Native tanned hide with one side beaded. Outlined in apple green, with a primary bar design of white & black beads, with the center body of dark pink, black & apple green beads. From the top of the fetish is a hide thong w/2 brass beads.

6" long, 2" wide

$ 1,600.00

c. 1900

Possible or Tipi Bags were used by the Plains Indians to transport personal items while crossing the Great Plains. They were also used within the tipi. Made of brain tanned deerskin these bags are heavily beaded with seed beads and are decorated with tin cones and horsehair.

Size 20" x 12"

Sold