Description:
Crow Beaded Hide Possible Bag, c. 1880, with fringed beaded tabs at the bottom corners, hide strap, and beaded on the front and flap with classic Crow designs done in multicolored seed beads, with red trade cloth detail on sides and tab ends, 13 1/2 x 8 in.
Provenance: A private New England collection.
Literature: Eye of the Angel, Selections from the Derby Collection, p. 90.
Estimate $12,000-16,000
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Keywords
DerbyAmerican Indian & Tribal Art
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