Lot 324

Northern Plains Bugle Beaded Breastplate Pre-1900

Estimate: $400 - $800

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 a pre-1900 bugle glass beaded breastplate from the Northern Plains Native American Indians, likely the Crow. The piece shows Indian tanned hide strung Czechoslovakia bugle tube glass early beads with gasket separations of harness saddle leather. The piece is in very good condition for its pre-1900, 19th Century age with only a few of the bugle beads missing. From a large American Indian collection in Billings, Montana. Measures overall 20 5/8”L by 5”W.