Description:
Lakota Beaded Buffalo Hide Double Saddlebags, c. 1870, attributed to the Hunkpapa tribe, with fringe down the sides and along the bottom, beaded with classic Lakota multicolored geometric designs on a light blue background, with red trade cloth trim and a row of small German silver buttons along both panel tops, (bead loss, minor damage),lg. including fringe 74 x wd. 13 in.
Estimate $20,000-25,000
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