Native American Beadwork

Rare and difficult to find Native American beaded coin purse, with an image of an Indian chief in full regalia, with a headdress and frontal Indian decoration.

The yoke with underlying rows of larger red, white, green and blue beads. Shoulder strips lazy stitched with 20/0 cut seed beads and containing arrows with other geometrics.

Vintage Inuit beaded belt - hand sewn - combination of black and multi-color opaque and semi-translucent beads - white metal buckle - one fixed belt loop next to the buckle with anot...

The handle is densely sheathed in small turquoise seed beads laid in tightly controlled rows over a hide-wrapped core, the beading interrupted by narrow bands of red and darker beads...

Chief white feather "Ramar" Dr. Teyet Ramar , better known as Chief White Feather Sitting Bull (1908-1957) Born of Sioux father and Chippewa mother, he was a direct descendant of an ...

This rare and finely crafted mid-19th century Ojibwe powder horn, dating to around 1865, is an exceptional example of Eastern Woodlands Native American artistry. Originating from the...

Hand-stitched from native tanned hide, the moccasins feature large, flared cuffs intricately adorned with edge beadwork using vibrant trade glass beads in white, purple, red, green, ...

This exceptional pair of antique Arapaho moccasins, dating to circa 1880, represents a rare and highly collectible example of 19th-century Plains Native American artistry. Handcrafte...

Distinctive to Crow craftsmanship, the sheath features finely executed edge-beaded hide drops, showcasing the tribe’s renowned skill in ornamentation and design.

Made from soft, native-tanned buckskin (deer hide), the moccasins feature striking porcupine quillwork bands dyed in vivid orange-red, blue, and yellow hues. The soles are hand-beade...

Beaded Knife Sheath Plains 1930s Cut glass trade beads, hide, sinew, tin cones, twisted hide, dyed horsehair.

Unique outer edging around center bag with bugle beads, and white and red bugle beads ending in white tuffs at bottom.

An exceptional American Indian Cheyenne style beaded tobacco bag, early 20th century. The bag features a classic bar design with transparent green beads alongside light blue, dark bl...

Chippewa fully beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket, floral beading on intermediate panel and delicate edge beading and faceted bead drops.

Native American, Choctaw Indian, Beaded, Beadwork, Bandolier, Swirl           

19th Century Nez Perce cradleboard. Contour beaded with floral design and faceted beads. Original brain tanned elk hide.

Native American, Saddle, Hide, Beaded, Beadwork, Horse Gear, Crow Indian

Properly referred to as a woman's work bag that was used for holding sewing materials, sinew, awls and beads. Sinew sewn on brain tanned buffalo calf skin.

Metis Cree bandolier with classic beading on red Stroud with white bead edging and black silk ribbon border. Period: Mid-19th century Origin: Metis Cree Size: 30" x 7".   

Patriotic Native American Sioux beaded doctor's bag. 62 American flags and crests.

Large double beaded turquoise knot flanked by coral beads on the bottom, continuing into twin double-strand short loops with turquoise beads.

Sioux bow and quiver with beaded bands on top and bottom on both bow and quiver case.

A particularly fine quality rare and difficult to find Native American silver plated beaded coin purse, with an image of an Indian chief.

Pair of 19th Century man's loop necklace and finely beaded gauntlet panel. Necklace has white and green beads and leather fringe, base, and twisted cord tie.

Vaughn could have been a benefactor and supporter of the mission. The beads are so small that they have been sewn on with horsehair.

Native American Northern Plains Indian beaded moccasins with buffalo hoof design. Sinew sewn on green background with greasy yellow, red and white designs.

Native American Santee Sioux beaded gauntlets. Striking colorful gauntlets with fringed sides and classic beading on the cuff, hand and fingers.

Hard soled, two blinds of white, red, blue and black on toes with side fringe. Upper edges beaded in white and turquoise. 10" yellow ochre fringe on heels.

Both bag and shoulder strap feature floral beadwork design throughout. The beaded bags were made by women but typically worn by men for dance occasions.

Lutz Whitebird (Cherokee 1938- 2017), sterling silver pipe tomahawk with peyote beading, feather drops, and natural untreated Cerillos turquoise stones. Solid sterling silver blade ...

Brain tanned deer skin, yellow ochre and green with red ochre on reverse. Older bead shirt strips sinew sewn and moved over onto leggings.

19th century Native American Sioux warrior's deer skin shirt and leggings. Shirt and leggings are brain tanned, shirt with long fringe and ermine fur-on hide drops. Striking geometri...

Blackfoot dress of red Stroud. Estimated 1920s. Beads on panels both sides carried over from 19th century.

Similar, but not matching, 12" beaded panels on each side. Second time around. 24" war shirt bead strip.

19th Century Pair of Iroquois Moccasins, New York or Ontario, mid to late 19th Century, a worn pair of moccasins with suede bodies, blue trade cloth tops with red trade cloth border,...

Very few made, and fewer survived. Beaded colors of white, white red hearts, cobalt blue and green.

Northern Plains hair drop. Beaded blue with red accents. Quilled drops having tin cones and yellow feather fluffs with long black horsehair drop.

Tacked horns having horse hair and feather fluffs with quill drops. Floral beaded head band on velvet. Long red (now turned orange-ish) and blue hair on red trade cloth drop with fiv...

Fine Vintage South American Andean Silver & Coral Necklace A very fine and beautifully crafted vintage necklace featuring vibrant coral beads complemented by chased silver beads...

Bright geometric designs in, fringe on sides, beaded loops with bells on bottom. Tie strings at top replaced.

1890's Sioux beaded cradleboard. The beaded top classic design, having thunderbirds with both sides on three white bars with red-white hearts and greasy yellows.

Buffalo hide parfleche top with red stroud edging, brass tracks and beading. Bottom 2" beaded rondelle with dyed red horsehair. Top parfleche 5" concho drops 70" and beaded rondelle ...

Sinew-sewn stroud hide cap with lazy-stitch beaded headband on brain tanned buffalo. The horns terminating in bells, beads, feather, and horsehair drops.

The necklace is stung with Heishi Shell Beads and with fetishes carved in Turquoise, Spiny Oyster, Amber, Mother-Of-Pearl, Pipestone, Abalone Shell, Varasite, Dolomite, and Septari...

Handcrafted Oaxaca Clay Necklace – A Unique Artisan Piece A one-of-a-kind jewelry piece made in the northern mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico -each bead is meticulously shaped by hand an...

The squash blossom necklace features a double strand of Navajo sterling silver beads, strung on cotton thread and has a total of 54 sterling beads (27 to each side) and is punctuated...

Heavily adorned split horn headdress with ermine drops, silk ribbons, hawk bells, stroud covered horns, brass trade beads and brass buttons on red stroud brain tanned buffalo cap.

Pomo bowl with geometric flower design on bottom and sides. Shell beads and quill fobs. Late 19th century. Sie: 3 3/4" x 7 1/2" Under the name Pomo are some 30 small tribes.

Unlike the more commonly encountered Plains beaded moccasins, Plateau examples such as this are distinguished by their use of appliqué and embroidered surface decoration, as well as ...

No apparent makers mark. Features bench beads, with hook closure, 11 turquoise set squashes, measuring approximately 1" x 2", and the Naja measures approximately 2.5" x 3" x .5".

Native American, Blackfeet Indian, Knife, Sheath, Beaded, Beadwork

Brain tanned deer hide with fully beaded panel, 18” 4. Ute doll cradleboard. Fully beaded edges and brain tanned deer skin, 20” 5.

Moccasins, Native American, Sioux, Beaded, Hide, Child's

Hand-molded terracotta painted with feathers, turquoise jewelry, beads, shells and other mixed media. Hospoa road katsina, Tocha hummingbird katsina, red tail hawk katskina.

Native American, Hadatsa Arikara, Medicine, Shirt, Hide, Fringe, Hair, Quill, Beaded,

Mandrel wound Dutch opalescent trade bead attached with hide thong through hole, traces of red paint on wood.

Southern Plains decorated pony bow. Buffalo hide, beads and red ochre. Original string of twisted horse hair.