North American Auction Company
Live Auction

Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 11:00AM EDT
Lot 473

Southern Plains Strike-A-Lite Beaded Bag w/ Items

Estimate: $250 - $450

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
The lot features a Southern Plains beaded hide strike-a-lite bag with striker, flint and starter from the late 20th Century. The bag shows a brain-tanned hide with glass trade seed beads in a typical Southern Plains geometric pattern showing an hourglass and cross symbols. The bag shows hand-rolled jingle dangle cones at the bottom along with several old trade beads at the long fringes including a large pony wound glass red white heart, cobalt, Cheyenne pink wound glass pony beads and several Venetian chevron beads (and a brass bead). The top ties / fringes show six Venetian multi-layer chevron beads. The flap is also beaded and has an old rusted metal button. The bag includes a forged iron striker, knapped flint and some starter. The bag itself measures overall 18"L with top strap and fringes by 3.25"W.

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