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PLAINS INDIAN TAIL BAG

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:3,500.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
PLAINS INDIAN TAIL BAG
PLAINS INDIAN TAIL BAG. Probably Ute, 3rd quarter 19th century. Black and white seed beads are attached with sinew with two smoked buffalo hide. The flap decoration depicts an elk or a deer. The central and lower portions are done in a geometric pattern. Tin cone danglers also decorate the lower section. An early and important example of Plains Indian pictographic beadwork, in very good condition with very minor bead loss. SIZE: 23” long. 4-54436 JK5 (7,000-9,000)