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SKU: 240211-025

Sioux Beaded Purse

$470.00

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ca. 1920 - 1930s

8.625" H x .75" L x 8.5" W + 2.875" L  Beaded Fringe on Hide Fringe

Hand Crafted from Hide Leather and a Fabric Inside with Glass Seed Beads in a Geometric Design with Hide Fringe and Beads

In Good to Very Good Condition with Some Wear on the Cloth as Pictured

Sioux (Lakota/Dakota) beaded purses or bags are traditional Native American artifacts, primarily from the Plains region, known for their intricate glass beadwork on hide leather. Sioux beadwork became prominent in the mid-19th century after the introduction of European glass seed beads through trade. These small bags, often called "strike-a-light" bags (originally for holding flint and steel for fire-making), later held personal items like ration cards, face paint, tobacco, or medicine during the reservation era (post-1870s/1880s).

Condition: Good

Tribe: Sioux

Year Range: 1900 - 1925

Region: Plains

Dimensions: 8.63 in0.75 in8.5 in2.88 in

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