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Northern Cheyenne Beaded Hide Pipe Bag

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:650.00 - 1,150.00 USD
Northern Cheyenne Beaded Hide Pipe Bag
The lot features a wonderful, early vintage beaded hide pipe bag from the Northern Cheyenne. The bag exhibits Indian tanned hide construction with thick Indian tanned hide fringes at the base and geometric beadwork across both sides. The top opening and down both sides of the body are beaded as well as the bottom section of the bag is beaded all the way around. The beadwork is trade cotton thread sewn and shows colors of red, corn yellow, chalk white, cobalt. The top has the hide ties. The bag has a nice medium tan to brown coloring, likely from a dye or paint. Measures overall 33-inches long by 6.75-inches wide.