Sold for $5,938

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Arapaho Beaded Strike-a-Light Bag

third quarter 20th century

sinew-sewn harness leather having an elongated hourglass form; beaded using colors of red white-heart, cut black, greasy yellow, pea green, periwinkle, and translucent forest green; large domed German silver button attached to opening flap; longer twisted fringe with German Silver wrappings frame double row of tin cones

overall length 11-1/2 inches; bag length 5 inches

Condition Report

harness eather is still pliable but cracking on the flap; scattered bead and tin cone lossgerma silver concha is un attached at the top, but still attached at bottom

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