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Sioux Beaded Jacket

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Clothing - Regalia Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Sioux Beaded Jacket
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Horse designs amongst various floral elements, executed in two different sizes of beads in a variety of translucent and solid colors. This already showy piece is dressed up with 5 1/2" of fringe attached to the back of the neck and a scalloped lower edge. Circa 1890, 30" long. Metal wall stand included.
Condition: noticeable tear in the back.
Provenance: The Bob and Lora Sandroni Collection
Literature: A Beading Heart, pictured on page 59.