Great Lakes beaded bag with buffalo hide backing and 19th century interior fabric lining
Circa 1870s-1880s
10 3/8" wide by 9 3/4" long
Excellent condition. Remnants of mustard colored and red stroud edging
BD0188
$875.
The Great Lakes Native Americans were influenced by the French nuns in their beadwork designs and forms. The bifarcated design reflects that influence. Please also note the wonderful movement of the floral elements.
It is rare to find a buffalo hide backing to a bag such as this. More often the bags are backed in trade cloth. This fact, along with the early beads, implies an earlier rather than later age for this bag.
(Woodlands/Great Lakes)
Marcy Burns American Indian Arts
525 East 72nd Street, Suite 26G
New York, New York 10021
(by appointment only)
