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Lot 118

Cheyenne-Arapaho Beaded Strike-a-Light Bag
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$5,000 - 7,000
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$12,500
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Lot Description
Cheyenne-Arapaho Beaded Strike-a-Light Bag
fourth quarter 19th century

sinew-sewn harness leather and beaded with triangular designs in colors of translucent burgundy, light blue, pony trader blue, cobalt, white, and greasy yellow; tin cones attached with hide thongs line the lower edge and closing flap; long twisted hide thongs are strung with tubular German silver beads and terminate with rocker engraved German silver pendants

overall length 12-1/4 inches; bag length 5-3/8 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 88, plate 94)

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