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Sioux or Cheyenne Blanket Strip.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD
Sioux or Cheyenne Blanket Strip.
Sioux or Cheyenne Beaded Blanket Strip on Original Trade Cloth Blanket. Strip is 4" x 57”. c. 1890s. Fine condition. (est $3,500-4,500).

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.