Beadwork, Quillwork, Drums & Northern Plains Arts

This is a magnificent example of antique Iroquois/Mohawk beadwork. This Glengarry hat/cap is fully beaded with all of the beads intact.  While there is very slight deterioration of the red fabric on the folded edge, this does not diminish the...

This is a beautiful pipe bag on brain tanned hide. Sinew sewn with porcupine quilled medallion on both sides and a quilled panel at the bottom. Probably Mandan or Arikara in origin ca. mid 1900sThe flaps at the top are...

Blackfeet vintage beaded vest ca. 1920s. This is a beautiful and carefully crafted No. Plains vintage vest from the Blackfeet Nation. The thick leather is brain tanned and likely buffalo as it is thick and subtle. The floral pattern also...

Antique Nez Perce Cornhusk flat twined bag 19th/20th Century, very fine woven Plateau Native American bag. Excellent design and beautiful creation! 22.5" h x 17.5" w Late 19th / Early 20th centuryExtra-large sized bag with Wool false embroideryCondition: Very strong...

These are great antique Sioux Beaded Moccasins which showcases old venetian beads including "salt & pepper", greasy blue and yellow. The moccasins are Lakota Sioux (attributed to be from Standing Rock in ND) They were made ca.  1917 - 1922...

One-of-a-kind hand carved spiritual cultural carving by award winning artist, Raymond Chee. This beautiful piece is called Buffalo Prayer and represents the critical connection between the northern plains' nations and the buffalo, which they relied on for survival. This carving...

Authentic Northern Plains - possibly Cheyenne Native American beaded moccasins. Antique moccasins from the late 1800s are sinew sewn with small, uneven glass beads and have an additional rigid leather sole sewn on. These are not in perfect condition, but...

Plateau 2-sided Beaded Native American bag with floral & horse design ca. 1900 The bag features a green beaded handle and fully functioning zipper.DETAILSSize: 8 7/8" L @ widest x 6 1/2" H + 1 7/8" handle dropCondition: Beadwork intact,...

This marvelous antique Native American headdress brings out many details from the intricate beadwork, to the quill medallion, to the buffalo horns. The buffalo horn headdress were known to very few tribal nations including Sioux, and Northern Plains, and worn...

Original watercolor painting of a Native American woman painted by American artist Ken Ferguson. Professionally framed. This painting was purchased in the 1990s and hung in a non-smoking home. It is gorgeous and in perfect condition. SIZE:image: 12 1/2" high...

Plateau 2-sided Beaded Native American bag with heart motif and floral designs ca. late 1800s. This is a gorgeous bag in great condition. Love the heart shape!DETAILSSize: 6 1/2" L x 8 3/4" H + 4 1/2" handle dropCondition: Beadwork...

This vintage beaded mirror bag is made by Rosebud Sioux artist Rosalie Little Thunder. It features a fully-beaded front with sinew-sewn Venetian glass beads on smoke tanned elk hide. The strap is braided leather. This style of beadwork is called...

lateau 2-sided Beaded Native American bag with floral designs ca. 1900Provenance included with bag:"Proferis" familyNez PerceBridal bagJoAnne Proferis's Grandmother, Married into Chippewa Family. Used the Woodland designs. Around 1900-1902.DETAILS:Artist: Proferis family. Nez PerceSize: 7 1/8" L x 7" H +...

Authentic North Plains Native American beaded moccasins. Antique moccasins from the early 1900s/WWI era are sinew sewn with Czech glass beads and have an additional rigid leather sole sewn on. The style of beadwork is called Paha stitch, or Hill...

Beautiful antique authentic Native American beaded moccasins. These come from the Cree Nation in the late 1800s. Made of smoked brain-tanned elk hide with a cloth lining, sewn with thread and embellished with Venetian glass beads. Approximately 8” longCondition -...

Fabulous gauntlet gloves showcasing floral beadwork. Origin is likely to be from one the Northern Rocky Mountain Native American nations such as Crow or Blackfoot. The gloves are commercial leather and possibly purchased from a trading post to be beaded...

Beautiful example of vintage Native American beadwork. These Apsáalooke (Crow) moccasins were likely made after World War 2 evidenced by the type of beads. The moccasins are brain tanned and the type of beadwork is called 2 needle stitch or...

Beautiful authentic Native American beaded moccasins with a red flower design. These are likely from the Blackfoot Nation, made in the mid 1900s. Made of brain-tanned hide, sewn with thread and embellished with Venetian glass beads using an overlay stitch....

Gorgeous beaded moccasins handmade by Evangeline James, Lakota. These treasures took a Blue Ribbon at the 1987 New Mexico State Fair. They are made with commercial (and very soft) leather (probably deer) and newer Czech beads. They are a child's...

The piece consists of brain tanned hide and sinew sewn. The entire front side of the bag is covered in glass trade seed beads. The piece has a light white background with design in colors of white, red, blue and...

Santee Sioux beaded strike-a-light bag is beaded on one side on brain tanned leather, which is hand sewn onto a stiff leather back. The pattern is thread-sewn Venetian glass beads in an arrow motif. Leather fringe on the bottom the...