Rare Pair of Pony Beaded Hide Trousers

Description:

Rare Pair of Pony Beaded Hide Trousers, c. mid-19th century, with bone buttons, a metal buckle and strap at upper back, fringed down the sides and with quill-wrapped hair locks, with a single strap of alternating white and white center red pony beads down each leg, the letters "E.B." are written on the cloth-lined upper interior, lg. 39 1/2 in.

Provenance: Collected by Eugene Burr between 1855-1857.
Estimate $6,000-8,000


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