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SKU: 230112-26

Apache Small Beaded Bag with Beaded Fringe

$370.00

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Late 19th/Early 20th Century

4.75" H x 3.5" W + 2" L Beaded Fringe

Hand Crafted from Hide Leather with Glass Seed Beads in a Geometric Design and Beaded Fringe and a Leather Strap at Rim to Sinch Closed 

In Very Good Condition

Apache beaded hide bags are traditional Native American artifacts created by various Apache tribes, including the Mescalero, Chiricahua, and Western Apache. These bags, often made from brain-tanned buckskin or elk hide, served practical purposes such as carrying tobacco, fire-starting tools (as "strike-a-light" bags), ammunition, or medicines. They are renowned for their intricate beadwork, which features vibrant glass seed beads in colors like red, white, blue, yellow, green, and black, sewn with sinew or thread. Designs typically include geometric patterns—such as stripes, triangles, stars, crosses, or sun motifs—along with fringe, tin cones, and sometimes brass buttons for added decoration and sound. These items date primarily from the mid- to late 19th century, reflecting a blend of pre-contact techniques and European trade goods like glass beads.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Apache

Year Range: 1900 - 1925

Region: Plains

Dimensions: 4.75 in3.5 in2 in

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