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Sioux Beaded Hide Possible Bags, Matched Pair
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,100
Live Auction
Native American Art, Session I
Location
Cincinnati
Description

Sioux Beaded Hide Possible Bags, Matched Pair

fourth quarter 19th century


sinew-sewn and crafted with some portions of buffalo hide; beaded in colors of dark blue, white, red white-heart, white, and pea green; tin cones filled with red horse hair

length 17-1/2 inches x width 22 inches

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Provenance
Noted to have been collected by Indian Agent Frank E. McIntyre.  McIntyre is listed in the 1911 Official Register: Persons in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service of the United States and Listed Vessels, Vol. 1, as Superintendent of the Santee Agency, Nebraska.