American Indian & Ethnographic Arts

Description:

Rare Early Cheyenne Beaded Hide Pipe Bag, c. mid-19th century, beaded on both sides using extremely small seed beads in a striped design, two long tabs from the top with pony beaded edging, with short quill-wrapped fringe and pony beads at the bottom, lg. 19 1/4 in.

Provenance: The Masco Corporation Collection.
Estimate $7,000-9,000


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