Old NATIVE AMERICAN SIOUX PLAINS BEADED BAG POUCH WITH HANDLES FRINGE GREAT
Item History & Price
You are bidding on a OLDER (BELIEVE POSSIBLY 1920-1950 ERA BASED ON FAMILY INPUT) OLD NATIVE AMERICAN "PLAINS" BELIEVE SIOUX REGION HAND CRAFTED AND FINELY BEADED "POUCH" OR "BAG".....JUST AMAZINGI am not an expert in old Native American beadwork....but thought this old beaded "BAG" was fantastic....this came out of an Arizona estate, originally owned by grandparents who lived in Northwest, and it is believed this is from 1930-1950 based on the age when the grandp...arents were collecting items like this....POSSIBLY BOUGHT MANY YEARS AGO IN SOUTH DAKOTATHIS SEEMS TO HAVE GOOD AGE WITH SMALLER SIZE BEADWORK....NOTE THE BLACK BEADS AROUND THE TOP EDGE OF THE BAG, AND THEN BEADS AROUND THE BOTTOM. MATERIAL LOOKS LIKE SPLIT LEATHER OR ELK HIDE THE INTERIOR IS NOT LINED. THE ORIGINAL STRAPS ARE INTACT....ALL THE TASSELS APPEAR TO BE INTACT AND COMPLETE.....THIS IS IN TERRIFIC SHAPE, HAS BEEN HANGING ON DISPLAY FOR MANY YEARS, OUT OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT, AND IN DRY CLIMATE.THIS IS VERY BEAUTIFUL CONDITION.....AND BELIEVE IT IS "PLAINS" (SIOUX, ETC) REGION NATIVE AMERICAN......IT IS STUFFED WITH TISSUE, AND PC OF FLANNEL FABRIC OVER THE TISSUE JUST TO GIVE IT SHAPE....OF COURSE IT COULD BE EMPTIED AND MADE TO LIE FLATTHE MAIN "POUCH" OR "BAG" MEASURES 6 1/2" LONG, BUT WHEN YOU EXTENT THE 2 HANDLES, AND MEASURE TIP TO TIP (TOP OF HANDLE TO BOTTOM OF FRINGE, IT MEASURES ABOUT 21" LONG OVERALL (see gallery pictures of bag next to 6" ruler)Gallery pictures should show you all you need to know. JUST A TERRIFIC OLDER NATIVE AMERICAN PLAINS / SIOUX REGION FINELY BEADED "POUCH" OR "BAG"....has been carefully stored, and displays beautifully.Thanks so much for looking....collect and invest in history!!!!! Tangible assets are always the best ones.
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