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Sioux Beaded Pipe Tobacco Bag c. 1870 RARE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Sioux Beaded Pipe Tobacco Bag c. 1870 RARE
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Offered for sale in this lot is this exquisite beaded pipe tobacco bag from the Sioux Northern Plains Native American Indians and dating to circa 1870's. The bag features an Indian tanned hide construction with excellent traditional geometric beadwork pattern and long hand cut Indian tanned hide fringe. The bag is from the Sioux Indians of the Northern Plains tribes and displays wonderfully. Provenance: The pipe bag is from a large Historic Native American artifact and weapons collection in Clearmont, Wyoming and comes with a Historic Artifact Information sheet, similar to a Certificate of Authenticity. The certificate is from Jeb Taylor and Plains Indian Artifacts, the renowned artifact collector and authenticator. The Historic Artifact Information sheet is signed a sealed. The bag features all authentic early glass trade seed beads in sky blue, greasy yellow, red white hearts, and semi-transparent dark blue. The bag has been professionally restored and repaired to its original condition (the lower beadwork section that is double sided is on the original hide and has not been altered in any way). The top portion of the bag wad previously destroyed and has been modernly professionally restored to its original condition using Indian tanned hide and the original glass trade seed beads. Measures 6" wide and 19" long, 32" long with fringe. This originally came from a renowned Indian artifact collection in Helena, Montana.