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. […]
