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Blackfoot Shirt

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Bead Work Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Blackfoot Shirt
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Red wool shirt with fringe, beads and ermine drops. Traditional Blackfoot design using Hudson Bay type blanket and decorated with ermine drops, hide fringe at the collar, shoulders, elbows and cuffs, along with rows of tiny beads. Very detailed accents throughout, cuffs beaded in blues above fine fringe, turquoise and brass beads highlighting the deep red wool. Bells of verifying sizes along the sleeves and shoulders. Circa late 19th century.

From the Estate of Thomas W. Lorimer