Plains Beaded Commercial Leather Dispatch Bag

Description:

Plains Beaded Commercial Leather Dispatch Bag, Arapaho, c. 1880s, decorated on the front and sides with multicolored abstract geometric devices, the back with one panel of beadwork at the bottom, the flap and back decorated with a stitched design, silver button on the flap, lg. 12, wd. 6 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Oyster Bay, New York.
Estimate $4,000-6,000


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