Pair of Plains Indian Hide Beaded Arm Bands

These beaded arm bands on hide have three colors of glass beads: white, red with white hearts and faceted deep purple. The beads are sewn on with sinew. They both have purple, silk ribbon attached with remnants of red and beige silk ribbon.

Early Beaded Tabacco Bag, Eastern Plains

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 […]