{"product_id":"sioux-beaded-purse","title":"Sioux Beaded Purse","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1920 - 1930s\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8.625\" H x .75\" L x 8.5\" W + 2.875\" L  Beaded Fringe on Hide Fringe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Crafted from Hide Leather and a Fabric Inside with Glass Seed Beads in a Geometric Design with Hide Fringe and Beads\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Good to Very Good Condition with Some Wear on the Cloth as Pictured\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSioux (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).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47847141245093,"sku":"240211-025","price":470.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/240211-025_1.jpg?v=1779396862","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/sioux-beaded-purse","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}