North American Auction Company
Live Auction

Old West & Firearms New Years Sale

Sat, Jan 12, 2019 12:00PM EST
Lot 179

Great Lakes Woodlands Fully Beaded Bag 1900-

Estimate: $300 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
The lot features an exquisite fully beaded medium to large flat bag attributed to the Native American Indian tribes of the Great Lakes Woodlands region and dating to circa 1900-1920. The bag shows an Indian tanned hide construction with calico early trade clothe back. The entire front shows a loomed beaded geometric pictorial pattern in glass trade seed beads of chalk white, greasy yellow, semi-transparent amber, semi-transparent red, Cheyenne pink, medium green, cobalt blue, black, sky padre blue, and semi-transparent. The front shows an eight-pointed star having an altering color design surrounded by various geometric pictorial designs which is accented by a fancy beaded edge. The base of the bag shows a short Indian tanned hide fringe and the top shows a trade clothe tie handle. The bag shows some bead loss, but overall displays very well. Provenance: From a Manheim, Pennsylvania collection. Measures 12”L x 8.5”W.

Condition

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