Lot 293

19th C. Sioux War Shirt Beaded Buffalo Hide Strip

Estimate: $600 - $900

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$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
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$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
This is a fabulous beaded buffalo hide war shirt strip from the Sioux of the Indian Wars era in the 19th-century. The strip consists of Indian tanned buffalo / bison hide which is covered in stepped geometric designs and maltese crosses all being sinew sewn. The beadwork shows all 1800's period correct glass trade seed beads in colors of greasy yellow, cobalt, red white heart and chalk white. The strip would have been on a War Shirt and is a well kept remnant with little bead loss and good condition with some old 1800's Native American repairs. Measures overall 28-inches long by 3.25-inches wide.

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