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Native American Beadwork

Cisco’s Gallery offers an extensive collection of antique Native American beadwork dating primarily from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with particular focus in Plains and Plateau material. The collection includes beaded moccasins, pipe bags, flat bags, bandolier bags, tipi bags, gauntlets, cradleboards, horse gear and other personal and utilitarian objects. Geometric and pictorial designs reflect distinctive tribal and regional approaches to beadwork, materials and technique.

  • Sioux Moccasins, Native, Garment, Moccasins

    Sioux Moccasins

    $600

    Sioux beaded moccasins with worn saddle leather soles, with beadwork done in a linear banded pattern. Beaded in colors of light blue, yellow, trans...

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  • Sioux Moccasins, Native, Garment, Moccasins

    Sioux Moccasins

    $700

    Sioux beaded moccasins with parfleche soles, fully-beaded uppers with a buffalo track design and a band of geometric pattern around the edge. Beade...

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  • Cheyenne Moccasins, Native, Garment, Moccasins

    Cheyenne Moccasins

    $6,000

    Cheyenne beaded moccasins with horse designs around edge and peyote thunderbird top center in metallic beads, all surrounded by beaded geometric pa...

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  • Plateau Belt, Native, Garment, Belt

    Plateau Belt

    $1,500

    Plateau belt with stylized floral design on baby blue background with yellow edges. Fully beaded on harness leather. Thread in sinew, faceted beads...

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  • Sioux Pipe Bag, Native, Bag, Pipe Bag

    Sioux Pipe Bag

    $9,000

    Sioux pipe bag with bead panels both sides, yellow ochre, twisted fringe, drops with tin cones and horse hair, quilled slats, beaded quilled and fr...

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  • Sioux Dress, Native, Garment, Dress

    Sioux Dress

    $6,000
    $12,000
    |
    50% off

    Sioux dress of doeskin; fully beaded cape; full size; sinew-sewn; ca. 1890's; 45" across, 40" top to bottom.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great...

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  • Sioux Doll, Native, Doll, Other

    Sioux Doll

    $7,500

    Sioux female doll with fully beaded yoke, human hair, harness leather belt, buffalo calf skin. 14"PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux,...

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  • Plateau Gauntlets, Native, Garment, Gauntlets

    Plateau Gauntlets

    $600
    $900
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    33.33% off

    Plateau gauntlets with two deer. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing the clothing style to ...

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  • Plateau Saddle Bags, Native, Horse Gear, Saddle Bag

    Plateau Saddle Bags

    $2,500
    $3,500
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    28.57% off

    Plateau saddle bags. Beaded on brain tanned elk hide. A few stains from use. Very supple. Early 20th Century. 47" x 12" beaded panels 12" x 10" plu...

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  • Plateau Dress, Native, Garment, Dress

    Plateau Dress

    $1,200
    $1,500
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    20% off

    Plateau dress of tanned deer hide and fully beaded cape both sides. Appears never to have been worn. Mid 20th Century. 32" across cape, 17" chest, ...

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  • Northern Plains Ball, Native, Accessory, Game Ball

    Northern Plains Ball

    $300
    $400
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    25% off

    Northern Plains beaded ball. White, blue, pumpkin and scatter beads. Late 19th Century. 3"PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Northern ...

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  • Cree Moccasins, Native, Garment, Moccasins

    Cree Moccasins

    $350
    $400
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    12.5% off

    Cree moccasins with beaded designs toes and cuffs. Soft soles. Excellent condition. Purchased in Canada in 1920. 10" x 5"PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyOR...

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  • Plateau Gauntlets, Native, Garment, Gauntlets

    Plateau Gauntlets

    $450
    $900
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    50% off

    Floral with butterfly brain-tanned buckskin, with white alum. Hardly used. Trunk piece. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as pa...

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  • Moose Hide Jacket, Native, Garment, Shirt

    Moose Hide Jacket

    $2,500

    Moose hide jacket with initials "J.A.L" on back with American flag. Heavy commercially tanned moose hide with beaded design, red trade cloth accent...

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  • Buffalo Hide Gloves, Native, Garment, Gauntlets

    Buffalo Hide Gloves

    $250
    $350
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    28.57% off

    Native made buffalo hide gloves with loom beaded floral banding. Late 19th Century. 8"W x 11"PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Ala...

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  • Sioux Leggings, Native, Garment, Leggings

    Sioux Leggings

    $400

    19th Century beaded Sioux ladies or child's leggings. 8" x 4"PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSIZE: 8" x 4"

  • Colt Holster, Native, Accessory, Other

    Colt Holster

    $750

    Holster for a Colt decorated with studs and Northern Plains beaded bands. A Colt with 5 1/2" barrel fits. No maker's mark.PERIOD: Early 20th Centur...

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  • Sioux Patriotic Vest, Native, Garment, Vest

    Sioux Patriotic Vest

    $2,500
    $3,500
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    28.57% off

    Sioux patriotic beaded vest with flag motif front and back. Flour sack lining. An old tag that came with "Sioux fully beaded vest of George Bear. A...

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  • Sioux Beaded Vest, Native, Garment, Vest

    Sioux Beaded Vest

    $2,000
    $3,000
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    33.33% off

    Sioux vest with geometric designs and bottom fringe. Inside liner has been lost. Fragile at armpits. A few missing beads. Circa 1890. 16" x 16" plu...

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  • Cree Beaded Vest, Native, Garment, Vest

    Cree Beaded Vest

    $500
    $700
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    28.57% off

    Cree beaded vest on blue wool with flour sack lining. Never had buttons. Circa 1920. 18"W x 22"HPERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Eastern Woodlands...

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