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Cheyenne Beaded Tobacco Pouch Otto Ernst 1900

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 500.00 USD
Cheyenne Beaded Tobacco Pouch Otto Ernst 1900
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The piece is from the Cheyenne Native American Indians and is a double sided beaded Tobacco pouch or bag from the Otto Ernst Collection. The first side shows a beaded strip with a geometric or floral design and the other side shows the same design with the colors inverted. The pouch is from circa 1900 with 19th century glass trade seed beads sinew sewn with a cut fringe accent framing the bag. This was purchased from the King Saddlery Museum in Sheridan, Wyoming where the Ernst Family had the collection displayed.. The pieces were original collected and sold by Otto F. Ernst in the 19th century. Otto Ernst was a renowned Saddle Maker and would purchase Native American items to sell in his Saddle shop and Catalog. Otto Ernst Saddlery Sheridan, Wyoming. Measures 8.75”x4.75” Original Museum tags. Cut fringe on an Indian brain tanned deer hide.