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Native American Beadwork

Self-adornment is important to many Native American tribes. Traditionally, Native Americans decorated garments with porcupine quills, feathers, animal hair and plant-based dyes. With the introduction of European trade, traditional hand drilled beads made from stone, bone and shell were soon replaced with glass beads in red, yellow, blue, and white. The visual enhancement of clothing and horse gear has remained a strong part of Native American culture to this day. Cisco’s collection of antique Native American beadwork includes moccasins, pipe bags, flat bags, bandolier bags, tipi bags, gauntlets, cradle boards, fetishes, martingales and more. Much of the collection is from the Great Plains and Plateau regions and dates to the late 19th Century, early 20th Century.
  • Ute Toy Cradle, Native, Doll, Cradleboard

    Ute Toy Cradle

    $8,500

    Ute beaded hide toy cradle. Thread and sinew sewn. Wood teardrop shaped board covered with softly tanned hide. Beaded in colors of amber, light and...

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  • Sioux Doll, Native, Doll, Other

    Sioux Doll

    $7,500

    Sioux doll. Thread and sinew sewn. Beaded using colors of medium and dark blue, red white hearts and white braided yarn hair and long bead earrings...

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  • Plateau Pictorial Gauntlets, Native, Garment, Gauntlets

    Plateau Pictorial Gauntlets

    Current Price $800
    Original Price $2,500
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    68% off

    Plateau pictorial ladies or boys gauntlets with cougar attacking a running deer. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of t...

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  • Nez Perce Beaded Flat Bag, Native, Bag, Flat Bag

    Nez Perce Beaded Flat Bag

    $5,000

    Nez Perce flat Bag with saddled pinto on blue background.PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Perce, Native AmericanSIZE: 12" x 13"

  • Crow Martingale, Native, Horse Gear, Martingale

    Crow Martingale

    $8,500

    Crow martingale on red stroud designed with blue, pink, gold, green and red beads. 31 1/2"H x 19"WPERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Crow, ...

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  • Ute Rosette Pouch, Native, Bag, Pouch

    Ute Rosette Pouch

    $4,500

    Ute made circular rosette pouch with gourd stitched handle. Geometric beaded both sides different. Rosette 4"D overall including handle 10"PERIOD: ...

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  • Sioux Beaded Pouch, Native, Bag, Pouch

    Sioux Beaded Pouch

    $1,500

    Sioux made beaded pouch with checkerboard design one side and stylized bug on reverse. Brain tanned, sinew sewn, cobalt bead drops. 4" x 5"PERIOD: ...

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  • Sioux Beaded Pouch, Native, Bag, Pouch

    Sioux Beaded Pouch

    $3,500

    Sioux made beaded pouch with stylized geometrics one side and quilled cross verso.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native American

  • Sioux Beaded Pouch, Native, Bag, Pouch

    Sioux Beaded Pouch

    $1,800

    Sioux made pouch of brain tanned deer skin. Same beaded design both sides with fringe. 9" x 4" plus fringePERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains ...

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