SKU: 240113-01

Sioux Fully Beaded Vest

$14,500.00

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Late 19th Century

Approximately 22" H x 15" W

Hand Crafted with Glass Seed Beads of an American Flags with Horse Riders A particularly striking pictorial with Sioux Men Wearing Full Length Head Dress Holding American Flags and Horse Mounted Riders and Crosses on the back, with Horses, Rain Clouds, and Crosses depicted on Front

In Excellent Condition

From a Private Ohio Estate Collection

A Sioux fully beaded vest is a traditional garment from the Sioux (also known as Lakota, Dakota, or Oceti Sakowin) people of the Great Plains. These vests are iconic examples of Native American beadwork artistry, particularly from the late 19th to early 20th century during the reservation era.They are typically made from leather or suede (often deer, elk, or buffalo hide), fully or heavily covered in intricate glass seed beadwork sewn with sinew or thread.

Condition: Excellent

Tribe: Sioux

Year Range: 1875 - 1900

Dimensions: 22 in15 in

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