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Sioux Blanket Strip.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:2,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD
Sioux Blanket Strip.
Sioux Beaded Blanket Strip on Trade Cloth Blanket. 3 ¼” x 60”. c. 1890. Filled box and border design with Maltese crosses (Four Winds).
Fine condition. (est $4,500-5,500).

Beaded Blanket Strips: The origin of beaded blanket strips, which run horizontally across a wearing blanket, is presumed to have been a decoration to cover the seam where two hides were sewn together. Later, when trade cloth was more commonly used, the beaded strips became more decorative in nature.