Plains Beaded Buffalo Hide Mirror Bag

Description:

Plains Beaded Buffalo Hide Mirror Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded on both sides with multicolored geometric designs on a light blue background, with cloth-covered strap, quill-wrapped twisted fringe, and detailed with brass beads and shoe buttons, lg. including fringe 24 in.

Literature: illustrated in First American Art, the Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art, p. 144, Cat. No. 94.
Estimate $12,000-16,000


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