Haudenosaunee Beaded Bags
Sale 1133 - Native American Art, Session I
Apr 21, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$1,008
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Haudenosaunee Beaded Bags
early 19th century
lot of 3, includes:
a hexagonal bag made of red trade cloth and fully decorated with small glass beads in colors of pony trader blue, cobalt, dark blue, pea green, white, and pumpkin; finished with silk ribbon; length 7-1/2 inches x width 7 inches
another bag made of black trade wool and decorated with small glass beads forming a netted pattern in colors of greasy yellow, light blue, clear, pony trader blue, greasy green, and periwinkle; green silk ribbon; length 6-1/4 inches x width 6-1/2 inches
and the smallest, made with red trade cloth and having double curves in colors of white, translucent green, and pony trader blue; remnants of green silk ribbon; length 6 x width 4-1/2 inches
All Exhibited:
October 29, 2021–April 24, 2022. Woodlands: Native American Art from St. Louis Collections. Saint Louis Art Museum
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the Estate of Robert Streett
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