American Indian & Ethnographic Arts

Description:

Pair of Prairie Beaded Otter Hide Garter Decorations, Sauk (?), c. third quarter 19th century, multicolored abstract floral designs on a red trade cloth panel with silk edging, further decorated with two different sized hawk bells, buffalo hide ties, (minor bead loss), lg. 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: The Chandler-Pohrt collection.
Estimate $1,500-2,000