The lot features a 19th-century Apsáalooke Crow beaded hide mirror bag from a 60+ year old collection from Groveland, New York. This is a truly stunning bag comprised of Indian tanned hide construction showing sinew and trade thread sewing with a classic, documented Crow Apsaalooke geometric pattern done in all 1800’s old glass trade seed beads. The beads show colors of Cheyenne pink, greasy yellow, cobalt, Cheyenne pin / red white heart, semi-transparent lilac, chalk white, and faceted metal beads. The top shows a wide Indian hide strap with bifurcated tongue ends covered in additional beadwork with a fancy beaded outer edge, Indian hide fringes and two old solid brass hawk trade bells. The outer edge of the bag shows old red stroud trade clothe with with a fancy beaded accent and the opening also shows a fancy beaded border all in Cheyenne pin / red white heart. The bottom shows exceptional fringes with wound old trade yarn wool showing colors of red, yellow and dark blue in a classic tab pattern. Yarn wrapped fringes are a documented feature on many Crow Apsaalooke mirror bags from the third-to-fourth quarter 1800’s. Below the wrapped fringes is a row of old chalk white trade seed bead boarder with Indian tanned fringes below. The bags beadwork shows a double hour glass pattern in pastel colors, another well documented authentic 1800’s feature on Crow Apsaalooke mirror bags. Provenance: From a 60+ year old private collection of early Native American antiques from Groveland, New York. For reference of similar bags see the Apsaalooke (Crow) beaded mirror bag from the Dean Taylor collection sold by Bonhams Skinner in December 2022 for $15,300 (also with the double hour glass and yarn wrapped fringes), another Crow Apsaalooke Crow bag circa 1900 from Dean Taylor Bonhams Skinner sold in June 2023 for $11,520 (double hour glass with later beaded fringes), the Crow Apsaalooke bag from G.W. Robb sold in October 2022 by Bonhams for $28,050, and the Crow Mirror Bag 1880 sold by High Noon Western Americana in January 2012 for $12,000 (double hour glass with yarn wrapped fringes). The bag is well kept with little to no bead loss, nice dark honest patina along some of the bag from with mostly supple / soft hides and no major damages. Measures overall 24.5-inches long by 7-inches wide. Crow Apsaalooke of Montana.