c. 1870-1890

Plateau Women's Dress of blue Stroud with the yoke heavily embellished with rows of dentalium shells. Blue and pink ribbons at cuffs and hem.

Size: 56" length x 46" width

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Plains Nickel Silver Concho Belt

c. 1890

Plains concho belt of nickel silver conchos on commercial leather.

Length: 38 inches

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c. 1910

A vibrant Osage Dance Shawl from the turn of the last century. Four Horses applied to wool broadcloth with ornate ribbon work along the sides and bottom. Bells attached to the reverse.

size: 61 1/2" x 65"

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1870's

During the Indian Wars troops serving on the Plains were subjected to severe cold weather conditions. The Army issued coats and gauntlets made from buffalo hide. Quite rare. 14 1/4" long by 9 1/2" wide.

$ 1,200.00

c. 1900

Native tanned deer leather gauntlets with beaded cuffs. Seed beads in opaque and transparent colors.

Cuffs lined with calico cotton edging.

Length 15 3/4"

4 3/8 " across palm

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c.1890

Southern Plains brass girl's concha belt . Made with commercial leather with 8 brass conchas on belt
and 15  graduated conchas on drop.

32" vertical length

$ 4,200.00

c. 1890

Sioux Child's Vest with a white beaded background, and blue/green/red-white hearts and yellow seed beads forming geometric patterns. Sinew sewn with geometric symbols and crosses.

The red cotton interior shows little wear and the vest is in overall excellent condition.

Size: 17 in long; 17 in wide

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c. 1880’s

Men's Kiowa hide leggings rubbed in yellow, green and red ochre. Seed beads bordering both the sides and bottom of leggings.

size: 36" length by 16" wide

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c. late 19th century

Sioux beaded child's vest, white background with geometric designs in green and red glass beads. Lined with early trade cloth. Decorated with fringe at arms and bottom with hawk bells.

Size: 11 1/2" x 12"

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c. early 1900's

Child beaded gauntlets on native tanned hide. Abstract multicolored seed beads design on the cuff and back of the hand.Side leather fringes. Cuffs are lined with purple cotton cloth with floral design.

Size: 11"3/4 x 4"

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c. late 1800's

Plains bone hairpipe breastplate. Three rows of hairpipes separated by leather straps, strung on cotton thread. Decorated with a bone disk, trade beads and an elk tooth. The hide neck strap is embellished with brass beads.

Custom hanging stand.

Size: 12" tall x 10"1/4 wide

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c. 1885-1890

A young woman's or girl's ornamental Plains bone breastplate. This women's breastplates has five strings of large blue trade beads and bone hair pipes strung on cotton string. There is some wear to the leather that separates the bone pipes.

Length approximately 32"

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c. late 19th century

A Sioux Wool Trade Cloth Dress with the yoke decorated with elks teeth, front and back. Hem and sleeves are trimmed with red and white cotton ribbon and over stitched with sequins. Sequin crosses decorate the bottom of the dress front and back.

Size: 50" tall x 51" wide on custom wall mount

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c. 19th Century

A very fine Nez Perce Boy's Shirt on trade cloth.  Three bands of pony beads around base and arm cuffs.  Two beaded shoulder strips and two rosettes.  Cuffs, shirt base, fringed in usual fashion.

18" long, 25" wide

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c. pre 1820

A magnificent Nez Perce pony beaded dress on deer hide. Multi-colored beadwork in white, cobalt blue, green and red. Hemp and sinew sewn. Note: The green and red beads were first introduced to the Nez Perce Columbia River Native Americans on the Lewis & Clark expedition (1804-06).

48" long, 42" wide

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c. early 1900's

Plateau beaded gauntlets of native tanned hide.

Pictorial bead work of a bull elk and stylized floral and tree design. 6 pointed multicolored star in center. Beaded oak leaves design on back of hands. Long, soft fringes on one side. Cuffs lined with red cotton cloth.

Size: 15" x 4"1/2

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c. 1950's

A german silver Southern Plains Belt witrh 8 domed conchos and a buckle. Stamped conchos measure 2 5/8" diameter and are mounted on a 3" wide leather belt.

Size: 31"- 3 7 1/2" belt length.

27" leather drop with 9 german silver conchos with stamping & engraving.

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c. 1890's

These men's leggings are Plains style with side fringe stained with yellow ochre. The leg portions are pigmented in green. Blue and white seed beads decorate the edge and bottom of the leggings as well as form the dragon fly designs. The same decoration is seen on both the front and back sides. Beaded panels on muslin are applied to the front of the leggings, possibly from another piece of clothing.

length: 36"

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c. 1890

A fully Beaded Lakota Child's Vest on buckskin. Fully beaded with blue, green, red and orange seed beads on a white field. Tipi and spider design elements, sinew sewn. On custom stand.

size: 12 1/2" tall x 12" wide x 3" deep

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c. 1880-1890

A fully beaded boy's Arapaho vest with tipi designs on the front with an intricate back of geometrics and a cental ladder design. Dark blue, medium blue, yellow, pink, medium green, light green, white  and red white heart beads. Fully beaded with sinew on hide. On custom table mount.

vest: 10 1/2" x 10 1/2", on stand 16 1/2" tall

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c. 1880's

Yellow ochered batwing Kiowa leggings with 5' twisted fringes. Narrow lane of beads along sides and bottom in white, red, pink, dark and light blue.

Size: 29"1/2 x 13"1/2 plus 5" fringe

$10,500.00

c. 1880-90

Men’s Leggings made of deerskin with rubbed green, yellow and red pigments. Beaded with crosses, dragonflies and circular elements on both sides. Lane beaded along sides and sinew sewn using blue, white, red and black seed beads.

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c. 1880-1890

A man's Santee Sioux beaded vest on deer hide in excellent condition. Seed beads decorate the front of the vest in floral design. The vest is trimmed in wire bullion and blue silk. The original cotton lining is in excellent condition. The back of the vest is blue silk

Size: 24" tall x 18" wide

$ 4,900.00

C. 1880’s

Comanche Men's Shirt on ochred native brain- tanned hide. Seed beads in blue, red, white and green adorn front and back with heavy fringe. Green hailstone spots adorn body of shirt, front and verso.

Length: 28 1/2 " Width: 54"

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c. 1890's

A Santee Sioux Child's Scout Jacket in remarkable condition. Made from brain tanned buckskin, beaded with seed beads front and back. An overall floral pattern with turtle designs beaded on the lower pockets. The leather remains very supple. Sold with a custom stand.

jacket height: 16" width: 15"

height on stand: 22" tall

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c. 1900-1910

A lovely vintage pair of native made buckskin gauntlets with elaborate beading in a floral pattern. No bead loss.

Length: 15", width at cuff: 8"

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c.1880-1890

An exceptional Northern Plains Woman's Dentalium shell dress yoke. Ten rows of shells both front and back over a cotton foundation. Silk ribbons have been replaced to match the originals.

size: 14" tall x 31" wide

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c. 1890

A man’s fully beaded pictorial vest showing tipis, crosses, and American flags on a white beaded field. Use of red heart beads with steel and brass cut beads. All sinew sewn.

22" long, 18" wide

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c. 19th Century

Very fine example of plaited quill work. The shirt it ornamented with yellow ochre, numerous hair locks, and long fringe.

33" long w/fringe, 57" wide

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c. 19th Century

A very fine and rare Kiowa boy's shirt. Green ochre. Bib front and back. Fully fringed. Kiowa bead pattern on front.

17 1/2" long, 23" wide

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A scarce Northern Arapaho Otter Headdress with drop. The turban is made from winter otter with a hand cut dragonfly on one side and a buffalo head on the other side, both made from German sheet silver. Two ermine skins are attached by hide and brass beads to the turban. The drop is made up of 18 german silver conchas attached to a two-piece leather horse harness. The top 11 conchas have a sunburst design and measure 2 ¾" in diameter. The lower seven conchas are made with sheet german silver and brass, each measures 2 ¼" in diameter. The end of the drop is horse hair wrapped with leather and red northern plains trade cloth trimmed in blue, red, and white beads. 

total length  72"

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