The lot features a fully top beaded strike-a-lite bag from the Northern Cheyenne Native American Indians of the 19th Century. The bag shows a harness saddle leather remnant construction being covered on the flap and front with 19th Century typical geometric Cheyenne beadwork of glass trade seed beads. The bag is both sinew and trade thread sewn. The beads, all being early original examples, show a chalk white background with border in royal blue and pattern in red white hearts and royal blue with fancy beaded border of the same at the outside edges. The bag has a traditional pattern showing a slightly curved outer edge with flat bottom edge being covered in two rows of rolled tin jingle cones and top curved flap. The top strap also shows a row of rolled tin jingle cones along with an old engraved brass clothing button from the same period. The bag shows the original Indian tanned hide belt strap along with braided Indian tanned hide fringe at the top and bottom corners all being accented by two rolled tin jingle cones each. At the center back of the flap shows the original draw string of hide showing two larger glass trade beads in a cobalt and red coloring. Inside the bag shows a forged wrought iron striker, thought to be of the same 1800’s age along with a piece of flint. Provenance: From a historic Eastern Montana American Indian Collection, where the piece was found to be an authentic original, one of the finest collections of American Indian weaponry and antiquities in Montana. Measures overall with strap and fringe 14.5”L and 4”W at the widest beaded leather.