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Blackfoot Beaded Crupper

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD
Blackfoot Beaded Crupper
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Blackfoot Crupper. Two 27" x 9.5" panels exhibiting finely beaded patterns and yellow pigment. Beautiful long fringe measuring 15". Several of the fringe slats are bugle beaded and end in a hawk bell. A fabulous early 20th century piece made by Melinda Chuguette Wren (1846-1940), Blood Division of Canada, Browning, MT. Provenance: Ex-Hanniman collection, Browning, MT. Collection of Dr. Delwin and Karen Bokelman, PA., and pictured in their book Precious Dreams, page 26.