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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.
  • Sioux Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Sioux Awl Case

    $2,200

    Sioux awl case banded with light blue having accents of dark blue, greasy yellow, green, red and metallic beads. The cover has a drop ending in tin...

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  • Sioux Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Sioux Awl Case

    $2,200

    Sioux beaded banded awl case with white, blue, greasy yellows and red white hearts. Made without top. Having quilled drops on bottom ending with ti...

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  • Comanche Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Comanche Awl Case

    $2,800

    Banded beaded Comanche awl case with greasy yellows, red white hearts, blue and green. A fold over top of harness leather with beaded yellow edging...

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  • Sioux Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Sioux Awl Case

    $2,200

    Banded Sioux awl case with light blue, dark blue, greasy yellow and red white hearts with fold over top having tin cones with red horse hair and tw...

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  • Sioux Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Sioux Awl Case

    $1,500

    Scatter beaded awl case with fold over top of smoked tanned hide with black and white beaded edges ending in tin cones with red horse hair. Bottom ...

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  • Sioux Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Sioux Awl Case

    $2,200

    Salt and pepper beaded awl case with original bone awl. Fold over top in green and red ending in tin cones with old trade cloth. Bottom drops quill...

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  • Cheyenne Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Cheyenne Awl Case

    $1,800

    Colorful beaded Cheyenne awl case with brain tanned fringe top and bottom.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Cheyenne, Native AmericanSIZE:...

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  • Sioux Awl Case, Native, Accessory, Awl Case

    Sioux Awl Case

    $1,800

    Sioux beaded awl case with beaded drops top and bottom with original antler and steel awl.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native ...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $3,500

    19th century lizard fetish on buffalo calfskin with double tin cones for legs.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSIZE...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $3,500

    Sioux turtle fetish with fringed legs. Red white hearts with stylized blue crosses having white centers and outlined in greasy yellows with green.P...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $4,500

    Sioux lizard fetish with green background having red and white accents. Tin cones with feather fluffs. Ex. G. Fennimore Johnson.PERIOD: Late 19th C...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $4,000

    Sioux turtle fetish with green and red background having light blue beaded edging.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: South Dakota, Native AmericanSIZE: ...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $4,000

    Sioux stylized lizard fetish with tin cones having horse hair drops for legs and tail. Red white heart centers with orange and green checkerboard s...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $4,500

    Sioux lizard fetish with cobalt blue and white edging alternating with blue and red. Tin cones having red trade cloth.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORI...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $5,000

    Sioux lizard fetish with tin cones and blue dyed feather fluffs for legs, tail and tongue. Geometric lines interspersed with scatter beads. Muslin ...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $4,000

    Sioux lizard fetish with red white hearts having cobalt blue and white beaded edging with beaded legs. Ex. Museum of the Yellowstone.PERIOD: Late 1...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $3,000

    Sioux stylized lizard fetish with white belly and legs with cobalt blue checkerboard and edge beading. Center blue and green. Sinew sewn slit in be...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $3,500

    Sioux turtle fetish. White with red white heart accents having tin cones holding yellow feather fluffs as legs.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: South Da...

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  • Sioux Fetish, Native, Accessory, Fetish

    Sioux Fetish

    $4,000

    Sioux turtle/lizard fetish with blue background and dark green, yellow, blue and white checkerboard through center.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN...

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  • Whimsy Box, Native, Whimsy, Box

    Whimsy Box

    $350

    Iroquois made whimsy box with 1908 one side and running terrier on reverse. 5" x 3" x 4" plus drops.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Iroquoi...

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