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Plains and Blackfoot Beaded Awl Cases

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Bead Work Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Plains and Blackfoot Beaded Awl Cases
Condition reports: http://www.auctioninsantafe.com/docs/cr2014.pdf
Two Awl Cases. 1. Plains. 16" long (including drops). Finely beaded in a banded design of many colors. Drops and flap are trimmed in fine beadwork and end in feather stuffed tin cones. Circa 1950s. 2. Blackfoot. 21" long (including drops). Finely beaded in green, yellow, cobalt and white-heart red. Drops are finished off by yarn stuffed tin cones. Circa 1890s. Provenance: Estate of Jim Nicholls.