Native American Beadwork

Iroquois made beaded whimsy pillow with flowers, leaves, flags and eagle holding arrows along with bugle bead drops. 11" x 10".PERIOD: Early 20th C...

Iroquois made beaded flap pouch, shield shaped. Beaded same both sides. 5" x 5".PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquois, Native Amer...

Iroquois made beaded whimsy pin cushion. Beaded with the words "Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto." 6" x 6"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: No...

Iroquois made beaded whimsy wall pocket in the shape of a boot. 8 1/2" x 5" plus beaded drops.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquoi...

Iroquois made beaded whimsy pillow with the words "Toronto Fair." 4" x 4"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquois, Native AmericanSIZ...

Iroquois made whimsy beaded patriotic box with birds with four flags and "BOX" on top. Dated on each end 1889. 6" x 4" x 4".PERIOD: Late 19th Cent...

Iroquois madewhimsy pillow beaded with bird and leaf design. 9" x 8' plus drops.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquois, Native Amer...

Intricately beaded Tuscarora made with floral design. Beaded same both sides. 4" x 4 1/2"PERIOD: Last Half 19th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquoi...

Iroquois made whimsy pillow beaded with bird and leaf design. 8" x 7" plus drops.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquois, Native Ame...

Iroquois made whimsy beaded flap pouch. Beaded different both sides. 6" x 6"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquois, Native American...

Pair of male and female dolls by the same maker. Brain tanned deerskin covered in yellow ochre, green algae dye on man's bib, buffalo hair. With ...

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

Plateau cradleboard, either Cayuse or Nez Perce. Fully beaded top panel on brain tanned buffalo calf hide. Inside of bonnet lined with oil skin.PER...

Pair of Sioux dolls from Custer State Park. These two along with 13 others were written up in National Geographic in May 1947(copy of magazine inc...

Ute basketry cradleboard with original brain tanned deer hide cover with beaded accents on upper panel and center band with fringe. Original and co...

Doll Cradleboard Collection (Right to Left) 1. Ute cradleboard. 13”. Beaded edge with cross accents and brain tanned deer hide. 2. Umatilla ...

Cheyenne moccasins with buffalo hoof design and buffalo hide uppers.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Cheyenne, Native AmericanSIZE:...

Sioux female doll, beaded yoke both sides, tacked with heavily beaded belt. 14"H. Horse hair and brain tanned deer skin.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN:...

Sioux knife sheath. Fully beaded on buffalo hide over parfleche lining which still shows paint.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Na...

Nez Perce beaded and tacked belt drop on harness leather with arrow motif. Sinew sewn.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Perce, Native...

Coeur d'Alene Tribe soft-soled moccasins of brain-tanned elk.PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Idaho, United StatesSIZE: Mens

Blanket strip sewn on turn-of-the-century. Pendleton/Cayuse blanket. 43" x 59"; bead strip 59" x 3 1/2" with four 5" medallions; ex museum.PERIOD: ...

Very thin hide. Fawn or antelope. Simple classic design.PERIOD: Last Half 19th CenturyORIGIN: Idaho, United StatesSIZE: 9" Sole

Two sided plateau flat bag. Both sides floral but different. Brain tanned carrying thong.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - Unknown, Nativ...

Nez Perce man's vest with bugle/basket beads and sequins. Beaded both front and back on black wool. A trunk piece directly off the Reservation.PERI...

Santee Sioux doll cradle. Canvas with stylized floral beading. Wood carved doll and leather flap.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Minnesota, Unite...

Early designed beaded Nez Perce martingale. Constructed stroud applied to canvas with beaded panels of hourglass and diamond motifs. Split tab an...

Large Sioux female doll. 11"H, grandmother's hair. Brain tanned deer skin.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSI...

Fully beaded knife sheath with band of tin cone on brain tanned buffalo.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSIZE...

Sioux highly decorated female doll with buffalo hair/scalp. 12"H. Brain tanned deer skin.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Na...

Arapaho knife sheath on buffalo with tin cone drop band. With knife that came with.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Unknown, United StatesSIZE: 10"

Sioux knife sheath with buffalo hoof. Exceptional design. Fully beaded brain tanned front with dentalia shell drops having feather fluffs as a band...

Cheyenne female doll with bow and arrow case. 12". Brain tanned deer skin. Native scalp for hair.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Cheyenn...

Sioux doll with beaded cape both sides. 8". Brain tanned deer skin, horse hair.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native American

Sioux doll with fully beaded cape both sides, grandmother's hair. 10"H. Brain tanned deer skin.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Sio...

Flathead beaded cuffs with brass beads on wristbands.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Plateau - Flathead, Native AmericanSIZE: 12" top, 6" botto...

Exceptional Sioux hairdrop. Quilled center with outside edging of small, greasy yellow beads and in between green bands interspersed with red beads...

Fully beaded Cheyenne moccasins including edge beading on tops and flaps. Soft and worn soles. Fully beaded moccasins were made as special gifts f...

Blackfeet parfleche knife sheath with cut-out, tacks and red ochre. With period knife, may not be original.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains...

Sioux fully beaded knife sheath. With tin cone drop band.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSIZE: 9" x 3 3/4"

Cheyenne buffalo hoof moccasins. Fully beaded edges on top. Brain tanned hide with parfleche soles.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains -...

Nez Perce pictorial flat bag with two palominos.PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Perce, Native AmericanSIZE: 14" x 15"

53" x 11" panel plus 19" fringe on either end. Contour beaded panels in a combination of solid and translucent beads, accented with red trade cloth...

Geometric designs on blue background. Flour sack canvas center and back. Red white hearts, greasy yellows, brain tanned elk fringe, and metallic be...

Sioux beaded jar with blue background and greasy yellow design. 2"W x 4"HPERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSIZE...

Decorated with sequins, beads, and hawk bells. 6" brain tanned fringe on back. 24" brain tanned fringe on ends.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: P...

The Northern Plains medicine pipe is an accurate reproduction of what became known as the “thunder medicine pipe” used by many Northern Plains trib...

Sioux made beaded pouch of brain tanned hide with yellow ochre and fully beaded edging. Different design on both sides. 5 ½” x 4”.PERIOD: 19th Cent...