Antique Native American Ute Beaded Strike A Light Bag 19th Century Fire Striker
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:16942839 | Handmade: Yes |
| Tribal Affiliation: Ute | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
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With a few good sales under my belt on this eBay account, I am going to try a couple quality Native American items heading into the new year! Please see my other listings.
Beautiful little 19th century Ute strike-a-light bag. The bag featur...es a wide array of eccentric red, white, dark blue, greasy yellow, light blue, and pea green beads. The beads appear to be mostly strung on manufactured fibber, however some are strung on gut. The base material of the bag is a combination of Native tanned hide, and salvaged boot leather. Very intact beadwork, and mostly present tin "tinkle" cones. Really a very good example with typical Ute designs.
Interestingly this stike-a-light bag came from a collection of Native American artifacts purchased from a curio shop in Killisnoo Alaska in 1901. Charmingly this Ute fire striker bag is listed as "Beaded Sealskin Purse" in a document made by the former owner listing items purchased from the shop. Alaskan curio shops were notorious for purchasing old Native American goods from across the country and selling them locally, falsely claiming them to be the work of Haida or Tlingit craftsmen. This Ute bag was old in 1901 when it was sold by the curio shop, and would have an origin in Utah or Colorado. Please see the last image for a facsimile of the period curio list included in this auction. Approximately 6 1/2" x 2 3/4"
Buy with confidence. Old York Estates is a regular contributor to American Antique and collector publications, a member of the American Institute for Conservation, and is an established dealer in objects from some of Toronto's best estates. Please note that a selection of tribal, and historic North American Indigenous art is available in our listings and by request.
Shipping:
Shipping quoted in our listings is for regular Canada Post parcel service with tracking and insurance. For overseas shipping (i.e. outside Canada or United States) please inquire about rates.
Returns:We make every effort to describe all of our items in detail and try to find and sell high quality pieces. However, any item may be returned within 14 days of receipt if the item does not match our description. Buyers must pay all postage. Items must be received by us in the same condition as originally shipped before a refund will be made.
With a few good sales under my belt on this eBay account, I am going to try a couple quality Native American items heading into the new year! Please see my other listings.
Beautiful little 19th century Ute strike-a-light bag. The bag featur...es a wide array of eccentric red, white, dark blue, greasy yellow, light blue, and pea green beads. The beads appear to be mostly strung on manufactured fibber, however some are strung on gut. The base material of the bag is a combination of Native tanned hide, and salvaged boot leather. Very intact beadwork, and mostly present tin "tinkle" cones. Really a very good example with typical Ute designs.
Interestingly this stike-a-light bag came from a collection of Native American artifacts purchased from a curio shop in Killisnoo Alaska in 1901. Charmingly this Ute fire striker bag is listed as "Beaded Sealskin Purse" in a document made by the former owner listing items purchased from the shop. Alaskan curio shops were notorious for purchasing old Native American goods from across the country and selling them locally, falsely claiming them to be the work of Haida or Tlingit craftsmen. This Ute bag was old in 1901 when it was sold by the curio shop, and would have an origin in Utah or Colorado. Please see the last image for a facsimile of the period curio list included in this auction. Approximately 6 1/2" x 2 3/4"
Buy with confidence. Old York Estates is a regular contributor to American Antique and collector publications, a member of the American Institute for Conservation, and is an established dealer in objects from some of Toronto's best estates. Please note that a selection of tribal, and historic North American Indigenous art is available in our listings and by request.
Shipping:
Shipping quoted in our listings is for regular Canada Post parcel service with tracking and insurance. For overseas shipping (i.e. outside Canada or United States) please inquire about rates.
Returns:We make every effort to describe all of our items in detail and try to find and sell high quality pieces. However, any item may be returned within 14 days of receipt if the item does not match our description. Buyers must pay all postage. Items must be received by us in the same condition as originally shipped before a refund will be made.
