A POTAWATOMIE BEADED CLOTH BANDOLIER . c. 1890. ...

Description

A POTAWATOMIE BEADED CLOTH BANDOLIER
c. 1890

composed of black velvet panels, overlaid with loom-beadwork, in various shades of glass seed beads, with a pattern of X motifs on the shoulder strap, a series of five concentric circles at the mid-section, and a similar pattern of baby blocks on the rectangular panel below, trimmed with tab pendants, each with geometric motifs, and black wool yarn tassels

Provenance:
Purchased by the current owner from Sotheby's, New York, Fine American Indian Art, November 1989, lot 176.

Length: 38 inches overall


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