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Lakota Sioux Beaded War Shirt 20th Century

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Lakota Sioux Beaded War Shirt 20th Century
This is an excellent original Lakota Sioux Native American Indian beaded Warrior Shirt dating to circa mid to late 20th Century. The reservation era war shirt shows an Indian Tanned hide showing exceptional glass trade seed beaded stripes with mineral polychrome painted symbols, long cut fringe, and Buffalo Hair drops. The beadwork shows a sky padre blue background with a strong geometric pattern having greasy yellow, semi-transparent green, red white hearts, semi-transparent dark blue. The war shirt shows paint along both sides with each having an alternating horse hoof and peace pipe effigy. The piece is very well crafted and shows a good condition with no major damage. The beadwork is done on trade canvas then sewn onto the Indian tanned hide. The piece also has a very unique feature showing mineral polychrome paint on the inside of the color area. The piece displays very well and is a wonderful addition to any collection. Measures overall 78.5"L across x 37"H.