A Sioux beaded tobacco bag
Beaded distinctly on each side, a small fringed pouch fastened on the yellow-dyed neck, trailing lengthy quill-wrapped thongs, beaded tabs and tin cones, the quilled slat section over fringe.
length 31in
length 31in
Sold for
US$ 6,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Passed down through the family of George C. Crager, interpreter for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in the 1890's. Included with this lot are copies of a number of photos showing Crager, Buffalo Bill and Native American participants in that vintage bit of theatre, as well as anecdotal history of Crager as kept by his family.
Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American
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