Featured in this lot is this fully top-beaded, flat strike-a-lite bag from the Ute Indian Peoples, circa (1900's-). The bag shows an Indian tanned hide with glass trade seed beadwork in a traditional pattern. The beadwork is all period correct and shows geometric patterns of symmetrical, triangular shapes and crosses with colors of chalk white, corn yellow, light blue, Navy blue, and medium green. The bag is decorated with rolled tin jingle cones and is backed with sturdy, harness saddle leather. Utes are the indigenous people of the Ute tribe and culture among the Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. They have lived in the regions of present-day Utah and Colorado in the Southwestern United States for many centuries. The state of Utah is named after the Ute tribe. The top flap of the bag shows a fancy, beaded edge and the entire bag is in very good condition, with little to no bead loss, and shows a nice supple finish to the bag. The measurements of this bag are 10 1/4" x 4 1/4". The bag shows a collection/ museum tag marked 'UTE', and on the other side 'IHHZ'.