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Yurok Beaded Blouse

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:325.00 USD Estimated At:650.00 - 1,300.00 USD
Yurok Beaded Blouse
Rare leather shirt adorned with hundreds of beads, shells and dentallium, fringed edging, and red trade cloth strip on back. Belonged to and worn by Bertha White Elk (d. 1920). Purchased from Allard in 1979 for $300; appraisal value $650. Includes photo.
Early 1900s