This is an early and beautiful knife sheath with knife. The simplicity of the design and limited color palette make this a special find. The black and white beads create the face of the sheath, all on boot leather, or commercial hide. The sheath is lined with blue and greasy yellow along the fringed edge. […]
This is a rare find, a pony beaded choker or headband on buffalo hide. Large white and blue beads make alternating bands across the length of the front half. The beads are all sewn on with sinew. The back half is un-beaded hide for tying. The beads and hide show nice wear, and some limited, […]
This is a sweet pair of early Plains, likely Cheyenne, child’s moccasins. I like that there is plenty of void around the beaded areas, showing off the supple buffalo hide that has been colored with yellow ochre. The beads are all the earlier variety: deep blue, Plains green, greasy yellow and red with white hearts. […]
The four petalled flower has deep, blue beads radiating out from it in a contour pattern. The flower is layered with light blue, dark blue, black and red with white hearts. Floating on the lower right and left side are two small areas of red with white heart beads. They are beaded around the apex […]
This is a beautiful and unusual beaded buffalo hide tobacco bag. The beads are very fine and are generally done in a pictorial manner. One side has four hands done in green with a red center. These are the most impressionable figures on the bag and they are executed in a fine way. The background […]
This is a large and exceptional Plains beaded, buffalo hide umbilical fetish. We think it’s a turtle, but it might be a lizard based on its elongated shape. Dirty yellow alternates with deep blue, green, white and red with white heart beads. Tin cones define the feet. There is a glass beaded element on the […]
This large, beaded Cheyenne umbilical fetish is likely a turtle, but that correct answer can only come from its maker. The earlier, glass beads (whie, dark blue, light blue, greasy yellow, red with white hears and pink) are lazy stitched onto a buffalo hide. The pouch is stuffed with sweetgrass and buffalo hair. There is […]
This is a wonderful awl case that shows good age and is quite early. It is a highly decorated case. The hide is buffalo, and there are 4 layers each defined by a ring of tin cones. Beads line the top edge. There is a brass button attached to the top on one side. The […]
This is a very appealing pair of Sioux moccasins. The simplicity of the design and the limited color palette make for an overall handsome look. There are only three bead colors: deep blue, white, and red with white hearts. The pair are on buffalo hide. There is a forked tongue that is beaded as well. […]
