This is an excellent 19th Century beaded hide fringes large set of saddle bags from the Sioux Indians and from the ex-collection of Lee Colgrove Philips and Jessica Boerger of East Main Trading in Bozeman, Montana. The set shows a thick trade canvas construction with red wool stroud border, Indian hide wide fringes along the bottom edges and back edge as well as a large beaded section on trade clothe and red stroud wool trade clothe with a black trade clothe edge on both sides of the bag. The beadwork is all 1800's glass trade seed beads in a traditional Sioux geometric pattern with chalk white background, border in cobalt and greasy orange and pattern in cobalt, greasy yellow and greasy orange. The bag has a hidden compartment opening at the center underside with trade clothe calico edge. This is truly a fantastic and rare set of authentic original saddle bags from the Sioux Indians of the 1800's, with very few examples ever coming on the public market. For other examples of early beaded saddle bags from the Northern Plains see the set sold by Hindman in 2022 which sold for $16,770, the Sioux set sold by Cowan's in 2012 for $10,800, and the set from the James Scoville and Kenneth Canfield sold by Cowan's in 2019 for $11,520 (all w/ bp). Overall good condition with some loss to the fringes, very slight bead loss and some staining on the canvas from honest age and use. Provenance: From the ex-collection of Lee Colgrove Philips and Jessica Boerger of East Main Trading in Bozeman, Montana both iconic pieces of the Western Antique collecting market in Montana and Lee Phillips being an expert in Cowboy and Indian pieces (also known for being the subject of a James Bama painting). Overall measures 80"L by 17.75"W.