
Sioux paint bag, last quarter of the 19th century.
Description
Sioux paint bag, last quarter of the 19th century. In the form of a miniature tobacco bag, constructed of native tanned buffalo hide, sinew-sewn and beaded with opposing tepee motifs in green, dark blue, greasy yellow and white-heart red with a forked device extending from the center in dark blue against a white field, quill-wrapped slats, fringed, interior is coated with yellow ochre pigment; 5 ¼ x 2 ? x 2 ½ inches
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Sioux paint bag, last quarter of the 19th century.
Estimate $1,000-$2,000
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