Hide Folk Art

Pair of Plateau horse pictorial gauntlets. Contour beaded bay horses on yellow background with yellow and red vine floral border. Complementary beaded flower on hands, hide fringe on...

Northern Plains hair drop. Beaded blue with red accents. Quilled drops having tin cones and yellow feather fluffs with long black horsehair drop. Period: 19th century Origin: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native American Size: 6" x 35" overall Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America and the Old West. Our pieces range from American Indian to Cowboy Western and include original items of everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier. Our 14,000 square foot gallery opened in 1996 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Personal Service Cisco’s operates on old fashioned values – honesty and integrity, and all of our items are backed by our money back guarantee. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Whether you desire assistance with a jewelry purchase, choosing a gift, identification, or even selling – we hope to be your trusted source. Native American, garments, Blackfeet, headdress, collectibles, antiques, Native American beadwork...

This is an outstanding set of authentic original beaded hide high-top / high-top moccasins with hard parfleche soles from the Sioux Native American Indians dating to circa 1880. The set shows stiff Indian tanned hide moccasins with hard parfleche rawhide soles and the tops being covered in period correct 1800’s glass trade seed beads that are sinew sewn in a traditional Buffalo track geometric pattern. The moccasins have a red ocher mineral pigment paint and are completely sinew rawhide sewn. The moccasins have sewn on high top / high-top leggings done in Indian tanned hide which is very stiff and has a sewn-on section at the top of Indian tanned Buffalo Bison hide...

Blackfeet or crow split horn headdress collected by Ron Hall at Browning, Montana from grandson of Edward Axe (Blackfeet) who acquired from Jack B...

Native American Nez Perce beaded belt pouch. With double American Flags and Crest on one side against sky blue background, and floral red rose motif on reverse on pink background. Be...

Native American Sioux fully beaded patriotic vest with teepees, crosses and four flags. Sinew sewn on brain tanned deer skin then flour sack lined. 15" at shoulders, 19" at chest, 19...

Native American Pueblo Indian pictorial drum of cottonwood log with rawhide. One side having horse and rider hunting buffalo with teepees in the background. The reverse with a Native...

Pair of Cheyenne beaded moccasins with buffalo hoof motif. Sinew sewn. With colors of green, orange, blue, and white. Right moccasin has water damage t...

Native American Pueblo Indian drum. Featuring blackened stretched hide on top and bottom. Sides with red strip across center framed my complementar...

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

Seven graduated Pueblo drums in vibrant colors. Provenance: Salveson Collection Ohio acquired over 25-year time period. Featuring bright colors of red, yellow, blue, pink, green, and...

Northern Plains parfleche bonnet case with original long fringe. Old smoke from the teepee. Period: circa 1870 Origin: Northern Plains Size: Case 19" ...

Sioux beaded pipe bag. Having large-beaded panels both sides on brain tanned buffalo. Bead patterns feature white background with green and blue tradition...

19th century beaded Native American Assinboine bandolier bag. Beautiful floral design on white background done in colors of blue, pink, and green. Original matching shoulder straps a...

Plains Cree bandolier. Shoulder ends not matching but original to the piece. Beaded drops ending in yarn tuffs. In as found condition without restoration. A few beads missing but not...

An early 20th century animal hide, wood and leather tops shield from Southern Sudan.

This exceptional 19th-century Plateau parfleche envelope, dating to circa 1870, is a rare and visually striking example of Native American rawhide artistry from the North American We...

Native American Assiniboine beaded moccasins. With floral and star design. Greasy yellow and red-white heart beads on baby blue background. Beautiful pair for continued display in a ...

Native American Taos Pueblo Pow-Wow drum. Wooden body made of hollowed out cottonwood log over which a tight drum head of animal hide is stretched and attached with zig-zagged strips...

Native American Taos Pueblo Pow-Wow drum. Wooden body made of hollowed out cottonwood log over which a tight drum head of animal hide is stretched and attached with zig-zagged strips...

Apache Youth Moccasins with contemporary stand. Soles 8”. As displayed 10”W x 16”. Classic beading in geometric patterns in colors of white, blue, and red on red ochre brain tanned h...

This Cheyenne style "Princess" is a research-accurate 1880s doll sculpture, expressing the beauty and style of the Cheyenne culture. The piece is historically precise in every detail...

A distinctive vintage Moroccan wall-light shade handcrafted in Marrakech circa 1980, this sculptural piece combines hand-painted hide parchment with a traditional forged iron framewo...

African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...

Beautiful tanned elk hide dress. The yoke with underlying rows of larger red, white, green and blue beads. Shoulder strips lazy stitched with 20/0 cut seed ...

Native American Sioux beaded moccasins. With geometric designs having red-white hearts and greasy yellows, as well as white, blue, and green. 19...

19th Century Native American Sioux patriotic beaded moccasins. Each having eight American flags and buffalo hoof design. Beads in colors of green, red, white, and blue. On brain tann...

19th Century Native American Sioux buffalo hoof moccasins. With yellow-orange dyed uppers. Sinew sewn. Beadwork in colors of white, red, blue, and green. Writing on the bottom of the...

Native American Taos Pueblo Pow-Wow drum. Wooden body made of hollowed out cottonwood log over which a tight drum head of animal hide is stretched and attached with zig-zagged strips...

African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sh...

African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...

Striking vintage Moroccan Berber wall sconce shade, handcrafted from stretched hide parchment over a sculptural iron framework and individually hand-painted with bold geometric motif...

African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...

African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shad...

Koiwa child's beaded high-top boot moccasins. Thread and sinew sewn on hide, coated with yellow ochre, green and red pigment, beaded lanes house two rows of German silver tacks. Ex. ...

A distinctive vintage Moroccan wall-light shade handcrafted in Marrakech circa 1980, this sculptural piece combines painted hide parchment with an expressive hand-formed iron framewo...

African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan Art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...

African Tribal Art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large triangle hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Art pieces could be used as wall lamp shade. Ir...

A distinctive vintage Moroccan wall-light shade handcrafted in Marrakech circa 1980, this sculptural piece combines hand-painted hide parchment with expressive ironwork and North Afr...

Kiowa child's high-top boot moccasins. Thread sewn on hide coated with yellow ochre and green pigment. Decorated with a beaded medallion on the vamps and beaded lanes housing rows of...

Puyallup Tribe (Tacoma, Washington) Powwow drum on stand with beaters. Used by Jumping Gray Squirrel. Animal hide over wood, hide attached with criss-cross lacing. Add glass and woul...

(1896-1975) Portrait painting of Chief Red Cloud Sioux by Louis Shipshee on hide mounted on board. Very nice painting by a great artist. Period: Mid ...

Native American Plateau pictorial saddle throw with fully beaded end panels. Pictorials portraying buck deer in mauve colors against blue background. Center has a blanket strip roset...

Siberian Eskimo people were introduced to tobacco in the 17th century, acquiring it from European traders in exchange for furs. Pipes based on European models, such as this example, ...

Santee Sioux pony beaded shot bag, powder horn, and accessories. 19th Century powder horn having decorative circles possibly signifying ownership by a chief, tooled bag in 'Morningst...

Early Native American Plateau beaded hide dress. Center rams tail triangle on both front and back with rams hide fringe on shoulders. Dress constructed of brain tanned doe skin. Havi...

Sicangu Lakota (Brule' Sioux) Native American Indian patriotic beaded saddle cover with fringe of brain tanned buffalo. Fully beaded with teepees, American flags, and geometric devic...

Buffalo Bill collection. Dick Jaffe was a horse and dog trainer with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. He collected these three pieces while working at the show. The moccasins are 19t...

This pair of vintage snowshoes makes for a wonderful cabin or lake house wall decoration. Made in Canada with bentwood frames and rawhide webbing. Pl...

Native American Pueblo painted drum. Made of hide stretched over wooden log. Brightly painted in colors of red, blue, pink, and black. In great condition for continued display in a s...

This rug is part of Modern Hair On Hide Rugs collection. This magnificent contemporary rug is a result of our professional approach. We draw from centuries-old, dependable technique...

This rug is part of Contemporary Geometric Rugs collection. A mix of leather and hair makes this modern runner a truly unique, adding to its exotic charm. The pattern of this modern...

Quilled knife sheath with quilled drops, tin cones with yellow horsehair. With original collection tag. A very rare piece in this condition. Original tag reads "Knife sheath I bought from Mr. Corelson Marsh 1st - 1890 Pd 60 cts. Worth 2.00. Mr. Robb sent Me C. (Post - Trade form Ft Bennet Dakota. A valuable relic + very rare. Worked with colored porcupine quills. E Kaucher." Ex. Stalter Collection. Dr. Kenneth Stalter (1954-2012) grew up in Delaware County where he developed a lifelong interest in Native American tools...

Northern Plains beaded possible bag. Sinew sewn and beaded on softly tanned hide using colors of red white heart, pea green, greasy yellow, royal blue and...

Collection of seven Walla Walla prison made bits. All silver overlaid but unique from each other with various techniques and designs. In the 19th Century f...

Cheyenne pictorial leggings with horseshoes (horse stealing). Brain tanned deer skin, yellow ochre and green with red ochre on reverse. Older bead shirt strips sinew sewn and moved o...

African tribal art parchment wall shade sconce featuring a large curved hide form stitched on iron and hand painted surface. These Moroccan art pieces could be used as wall lamp sha...

Finely braided 19th Century rawhide quirt with three knots. Measures: 14" plus 15" flapper, last quarter of the 19th century. Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the ra...

Rawhide braided quirt with lead filled handle. Period: Last quarter of the 19th century Origin: Montana Size: 14" plus 11" flapper. Family Owned & Oper...

Stunning Klickitat/Snoquamie basket with imbrication featuring vertical rows of downward pointing stacked triangles. Original hide belt loops. You will not be disappointed in this pu...