Native American Beadwork

Sioux child's vest beaded with American flags, teepees and stars. Sinew sewn on brain tanned fawn or antelope skin. Circa 1885-1895. 10"W x 9 1/2"H...

Sioux child's hightop moccasins with matching leggings in buffalo hoof motif. Metal beads on leggings. Sinew sewn, brain tanned deer skin and parfl...

Late 19th Century Plateau beaded baby moccasins of brain tanned fawn or antelope skin, soft soles. Beaded with red white hearts and greasy yellows....

Beaded Herman Heiser batwing chaps with American flags. Thread sewn on hide and applied to leather chaps. Vibrantly decorated with horse tracks, mo...

Sioux fully beaded moccasins with buffalo hoof design. Cotton cloth uppers with green trade cloth banding. Bronze faceted beads.PERIOD: Late 19th C...

Sicangu Lakota (Brule' Sioux) beaded saddle cover with fringe of brain tanned buffalo. Fully beaded with teepees, American flags, and geometric dev...

Nez Perce youth dress with ram's tail center, beaded cape same both sides with rams tail design , fringed arms, sides and bottom, fringe drops with...

Cheyenne large beaded saddle bags. The piece shows thick Native tanned hide with a folded over section allowing for an internal bag on the inside o...

Crow, possibly Blackfoot, made frontal of harness leather, seeds, brass and glass beads. 12" x 14"PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - C...

Sioux beaded teepee bag with beaded front sides and top having tin cones ending in red horsehair. Brain tanned buckskin. 12" x 19"PERIOD: Late 19th...

Sioux saddle throw of brain tanned elk hide, red stroud with hourglass design beading. 48" x 12"; Beaded Panel 9 1/2" x 10"; Fringe 32"PERIOD: Earl...

Sioux beaded pipe bag having large beaded panels both sides on brain tanned buffalo with quilled slats on parfleche. Original fringe. Sinew sewn.PE...

19th-century beaded and quilled bowcase, quiver, bow and arrow set from the Northern Cheyenne ex-Forest Fenn collection. The piece exhibits Indian ...

19th Century Arapaho made strike a light pouch beaded on harness leather with tin cone dangles, bottom and flap, and 7" twisted fringe ending in a ...

1858 Presentation Beadwork on Red Stroud. Beaded by the Crow. Written on the piece, "This was wrought by the Wetunkiska Asiow Indian Mission residi...

Plateau gauntlets with beaded red bulls. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing the clothing s...

Fully beaded Cheyenne moccasins. Red, blue and yellow on white background. 10"PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Cheyenne, Native Amer...

Great Lakes bandolier bag beaded in geometric and floral design. Loom beaded tabs ending in wool tuffs. 13"W x 35"L overallPERIOD: Early 20th Centu...

Athabaskan rifle scabbard made of waterproof seal skin with Stevens visible .22 Repeater. Used on a trappers dog sled. In shadow box frame 22" x 44...

Sioux beaded moccasins with buffalo hoof design, beaded tabs and parfleche soles. 11"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native...

Northern Plains beaded moccasins with buffalo hoof design. Sinew sewn on green background with greasy yellow, red and white designs. 11"PERIOD: Ear...

19th Century Cheyenne beaded "bar" tobacco bag with beaded colors of white, black, yellow, red and blue bead in geometric designs. Native tanned de...

Large cuffed beaded Plateau gauntlets with faceted beads, floral design and roses. Brain tanned deer head that has been whitened. 17” x 9” plus 5” ...

Pair of 19th Century man's loop necklace and finely beaded gauntlet panel. Shadow box framed 19" x 25".PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Pe...

Sioux 101 ranch tomahawk on brain tanned hide over wood shaft with beaded tabs and horsehair drop. Used or sold at the 101 Ranch show. 13" plus 5" ...

Pair of beaded tanned deer skin hightop moccasins having beadwork running up the integral leggings, parfleche soles. Sinew sewn leggings, stitching...

Potawatomi loom beaded bandolier bag designed with nesting chevrons; having patterned cotton backing and with green ribbon edging. Exhibited: June...

Great Lakes bandolier bag. Loom beaded with red and blue star design. Loom beaded drops with wool tassels. Flour sack backing and full pocket. Note...

Plateau cradleboard with fully beaded top, green trade cloth bottom with floral design. Original brain tanned hide. On back has been stained darker...

19th Century Lakota Sioux beaded hard sole moccasins with buffalo Indian tanned hide. The set shows Indian tanned buffalo/bison hide tops with parf...

Yakama pictorial flat bag with hereford steer, fence and flowers on blue background. Smoke tanned hide handles. Back velvet backed. Inside covered ...

Yakama or Nez Perce fully beaded hat lined with brain tanned buckskin. Used, but well cared for.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Per...

Southern Cheyenne whetstone pouch with beaded face, edge, top and feather design. Yellow ochre covered. Thin hide - either fawn or antelope. Sinew ...

Sioux beaded knife sheath. Brain tanned hide, tin cones, horse hair drops and beaded drop.PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Na...

Santee Sioux beaded gauntlets. Striking colorful gauntlets with fringed sides and classic beading on the cuff, hand and fingers. Brain tanned fawn ...

Prairie moccasins with stylized floral beading. Brain tanned doe skin, soft soles, sinew sewn. Late 19th Century. 11"PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGI...

Plateau gauntlets with geometric design. 11 1/2"LPERIOD: 20th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - Unknown, Native AmericanSIZE: 11 1/2"L

Plateau gauntlets with fully beaded floral cuff and faceted beads. Flour sack lined, tanned doe skin. 16" plus 4" fringe.PERIOD: Early 20th Century...

Plateau belt pouch with harness leather, tent canvas, floral beaded design, bras tacks and two drops ending in dimes dated 1900 and 1902. 6" x 9" p...

Plateau belt pouch with harness leather and tent canvas. Floral design with faceted beads. Circa 1900. 5 1/2" x 6"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN:...

Plateau floral beaded gauntlets with bold and bright green, blue and red flowers on a large 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" beaded panel. Thick 5" fringe with clot...

Plateau beaded cuffs with floral beading on green trade cloth with brass tacks. Circa 1900. 13" x 7"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - Unk...

Kiowa child's leggings with yellow ochre, green fringe, bells, beaded drops with horsehair and tabs. Beaded edging and sinew sewn. 19th Century. 15...

Large pair of beaded Cree gauntlets with five multicolored flowers and zigzag pattern beading. 18" plus 6 1/2" fringe on the side. Brain tanned doe...

Shoshone cradleboard beaded with white background having red rose design, beaded tassels and hanging baby moccasins. Brain tanned hide, fully beade...

Yakama gauntlets. Steel cut early beads. Greasy yellow, red-white hearts, Cheyenne pink. Faceted beads. Flour sack lined. Circa 1920 or earlier. 16...

Plateau made beaded saddle bag. Polychrome beaded brain tanned elk hide designed with four-sectioned circle centering a serrated diamond motif on a...