Lot 31
  • 31

Mescalero Apache Beaded Hide Pouch

Estimate
700 - 1,000 USD
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Description

  • hide
possibly a mirror bag, composed of softly tanned hide decorated overall with yellow ochre, stitched with glass beadwork in numerous colors against a white ground, with a large rectangle centering a circular medallion; a fringe panel on the lower edge.

Provenance

Acquired from Faust Gallery, Scottsdale AZ

Condition

Very good original condition with typical wear from age; some of the fringe seems to have been cut short.
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