This is an excellent Indian tanned hide beaded flat bag / mirror bag from the Crow Indians of Montana dating to circa 1950’s from the DeVore’s Saddlery Helena, Montana. The piece consist of an Indian tanned hide flat bag with Indian tanned hide top belt tie strap, the front is covered in glass trade seed bead beadwork and beaded fringes. The beads are all early 1900’s examples showing colors of cobalt, greasy blue, amber, chalk white, semi-transparent red, semi-transparent green, greasy green and a fancy beaded border of chalk white and black. The bottom trade thread fringe consist of strands of seed beads. Provenance: From the estate collection of Lloyd Kent and Phyllis DeVore passed owners of the historic DeVore’s Saddlery Helena, Montana. Helena Saddlery of Helena, MONT. Was founded in 1890 and was the predecessor to DeVore Saddlery. Upon Lloyd Kent DeVore’s (also referred to as L. Kent) college graduation he purchased his father Lloyd’s business, the Helena Saddlery and Tent on Lawrence Street, and renamed it DeVore’s Saddlery in circa 1950. Kent learned his craft from some local greats such as Jack Miller and George Hargrave who also worked for DeVore’s. Both L. Kent and his bride Phyllis have since passed away and these pieces are being offered by the family estate. The bag itself with fringe and top strap measures 23.25”L by 5.75”W.