Sioux Beaded Knife Sheath

The is a very nice early reservation period knife sheath. It is beaded only on one side and has two hide drops at the tip partially wrapped in quill work with a single tin cone on one end. The beads are white, dark blue and deep red with white hearts. There was a row, place […]

Plains Glass Beaded Hide Necklace with Spiny Oyster Shell as Pendant

This is an early and wonderful Native necklace. The attribution is not known, as the original collector found items directly from the Natives in both Oklahoma and the Pueblos in the 1960s through the 1970s. The necklace is a string of mixed, large, glass beads with a spiny oyster shell as the final pendant. The […]

Blackfoot / Cree Beaded Mirror Bag, Northern Plains, Circa 1860

This simply stated mirror bag has a beaded panel in the front and a plain panel on the back. It is lined on each side with otter fur. The fringe has glass tubular beads at the top. Inside the bag is a wood board with a leaf cutout that was likely meant for the mirror. […]

Southern Plains Child’s Toy Cradleboard

This is a sweet child’s toy crableboard from the last quarter of the 19th century. The hide, beaded with deep magenta glass beads, encloses a baby straddled in cloth. The hide is attached to two boards, covered in early patterned paper and yellow pigment. The back of one of the boards has written on it: […]

Taos Drum, Circa 1940

This is a pleasing drum, with attractive colors and a nice patina from use. There is a small area where the hide members have broken. It’s hard to see this and thus is not very distracting. The shape is not round, but oblong round, so there’s a short diameter and a long diameter. The photos […]

19th Century Taos Drum

It is rare to come across a 19th century Pueblo drum. This one is likely Taos, but could as well be Cochiti. It measures just under 13″ tall and has a rich and warm patina. This is, in part, due to the natural pigments used to achieve the rust red and soft yellow tones. The […]

A Rare Pueblo or Apache Dance Hide Tinkler, 19th C., Ex Larry Frank

This is a rare and fine example of a dance tinkler made of hide. An object like this might be tied just below the front of the knee as a dancing noise maker. They are also sometimes tied around the waist. The foundation appears to be stiff, thick buffalo hide. It’s made to look like […]

Plains or Pueblo Hide (Buffalo?) Canteen

This soft canteen is likely made with buffalo hide.  The hide is very pliable and not stiff.  But it is thick so it holds its shape very well. The epidermis side (the inside of the hide) is used as the outside of the canteen. The epidermis has been left intact as it’s a natural water […]

Cochiti Drum Circa 1940

This is a colorful, sweet drum.  It sill makes a nice sound with a drum beater.  The paint has softened over time to very pleasing look.  Both ends show good wear from use.

Plains Elk’s Teeth Necklace

This necklace is a wonderful assemblage of elk’s teeth and well worn glass beads.  Most of the beads are Russian blue faceted beads.  The alternating quality of the red with the blue beads is particularly attractive.  The beads show great wear to them.  There are a total of 15 elk’s teeth with the smallest 5/8″ […]