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Navajo Medicine Bag circa 1959 and is a blue ribbon winner. The strap is studded with beautiful little silver buttons.
Cradle Boards are a traditional carrier for the babies. The young are swaddled in a blanket and tucked down into the Deer skin pouch and bound up tightly before being put on the back of the Mother. Different tribes make different variations of this same idea.
"Medicine Man" by Erla Graham, is a large doll or a carving unique in it's category. Given extreme attention to detailing, Erla has carved the figure and created the costumes and decorated them. The Medicine Man is dancing, wearing a real buffalo skin headress and is holding a real Ermin that is fully beaded. The carved figure stands 23 inches tall.
Hand made knife, sheath and stand are all include for displaying this detailed work of art. The antler knife is inlaid with turquoise and coral. The sheath is leather dyed and has hand lacing with deer skin. This is a fantastic work of art, the perfect gift for the collector.
Ray Gallegos and his family of Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico, make beautiful cottonwood drums by hand. We carry all sorts of sizes, from 10 inches to 100 inches and they are available for shipping. People use them as musical instruments and for displaying their art. Please call for other available sizes and to get a shipping quote.
Functional and decorative describes Robert Rivera's Rattles. Beautiful on the wall, and a musical instrument when you shake them. The dried seeds of the gourd rattle inside, the outside is painted on the natural background of the gourd. The turtle has a snake skin shell and sterling and turquoise button.
These children's Cree Tribe moccasins are made of leather and decorated with rabbit fur and handdone beadwork.
This elk hide saddle throw was sewn with sinew and decorated with seed beads. It was remade into a saddle throw, originally we believe it was a woman's robe as you can see painted designs on the under side and among some of the fringe. It dates from about 1900 to the 1920's.
This is an amazing piece of bead-work, and a wonderful example of Plains Indians history and their abilities for not wasting a single usable piece of anything. This piece would make an excellent addition to a collection, or simply as an addition to your home's decor. This piece comes with a museum quality armature to display it on that can be adjusted to hang on a wall or be free-standing.
ca 1900-1920's Beaded Woman's Sioux Tribe Dress- well beaded Sioux woman's dress dates to the early 1900's. It features a detailed bead-work yoke on the front, back and sleeves, as well as other bead-work details on the hem of the dress. Spectacular collectors piece or that of a museum. It is a rare piece of Plains Indians' history. The dress comes complete with a museum quality armature to display it on that can be adjusted to hang on a wall or be free-standing.
Deerskin, willow and beadwork cradleboard by Navajo Mary Turtle. Measures 31 inches tall and is 16 1/2 inches at the widest. Done in the style of Ute mountain beadworking.
