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: Eastern Woodlands - Iroquois, Nat...

Iroquois made beaded whimsy pin cushion. Beaded with the words "Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto." 6" x 6"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Ea...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Nez Perce horse Martingale; 23" x 45", Used but well cared for; strong geometrics.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Plateau - Nez Perce, Native Ame...

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 ...

Plateau cradleboard, either Cayuse or Nez Perce. Fully beaded top panel on brain tanned buffalo calf hide. Inside of bonnet lined with oil skin. 30...

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 doll cra...

Cheyenne moccasins with buffalo hoof design and buffalo hide uppers. 10"PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Cheyenne, Native AmericanS...

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. 12" x 3 1/2"PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plain...

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

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: ...

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

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 Ameri...

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...

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

Pre-reservation Cheyenne dress. Hand sewn, pieced together; blue trade cloth, ribbon-like edging, cowry shell cape on both sides. This piece withou...