Western Great Lakes Otter Skin Bag

Description:

Western Great Lakes Otter Skin Bag, c. 1870s, with cloth panels at the paws and tail beaded with multicolored abstract floral designs, fringed with metal thimbles, remnant silk edging, (bead loss),lg. 46 x wd. 8 in.

Provenance: W. Scott Ferriss collection.
Estimate $6,000-8,000


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