Sold for $5,625

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Sioux Beaded Hide Saddlebags

fourth quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn hide and beaded using colors of white, red white-heart, pea green, cobalt, and greasy yellow; short edges trimmed with bells and fringe; backed with canvas

length 69 inches x width 18-1/2 inches

Property from the Collection of the Legendary Dealer Norm Flayderman

Condition Report

Hide is soft and pliable; wool and ribbon edging are deteriorating; a few missing brass bells; minimal scattered bead loss

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