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Crow Beaded War Shirt circa 1900-

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 2,750.00 USD
Crow Beaded War Shirt circa 1900-
This is a wonderful Crow Native American Indian beaded War Shirt. The piece shows an Indian tanned hide construction with excellent glass trade seed beadwork, long fringe, and tufts of Buffalo Hair Drops. The hide shows various early reparis using sinew/rawhide. The center of the war shirt shows a a cross motif beaded with semi-transparent, sky blue, and red white hearts with four bronze trade items and framed in a cross like border having chalk white, cobalt, sky blue, red white heart amd corn yellow. Each shoulder has a beaded strip with a chalk white background and geometric design having corn yellow, red white hearts, cobalt, Cheyenne pink, green. The piece displays wonderfully and appears to be early. The early to mid 20th century piece shows a fine condition and is very finely crafted. The piece is displayed on a museum quality stand as shown. Measures 31"H x 52"W. Provenance: From a large Billings, Montana Old Western and Native American private Collection.