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Antique Native American Bakelite Bead Bird Claw Talon Pendant Statement Necklac
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Native American beaded necklace crafted with red and orange translucent alternating bakelite and floral silver tone bea...
Category
Early 20th Century Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Bakelite, Beads
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage African Wood and Shell Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display.
Custom-mad...
Category
1970s African Tribal Vintage Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Wood, Beads
Circa 1880 Antique Cheyenne Plains Native American Beaded Leggings, 19th Century
Located in Denver, CO
This stunning pair of antique 19th-century Cheyenne Plains Tobacco Society beaded leggings, dating back to the 1880s, showcases the artistry and cultur...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
1960’s Vintage Beaded Bag
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky lady beg beautifully made of colourful cluster of beads, with motifs of flower and leafs, on old velvet background.
This bag was not made to store any items as you see in the ...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Velvet, Beads
Native American Ojibwe Chippewa beaded Pipe bag
Located in London, GB
Native American Ojibwe Chippewa beaded Pipe bag
A fine Native American Ojibwe or Chippewa beaded Pipe bag
Hide with a serrated edge with finely be...
Category
Early 20th Century American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads, Hide
African beaded head from Cameroon
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful colorful beaded head made by the people of Cameroon Africa and put on a lucite stand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cameroonian Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Native American Cree Beaded Gauntlets
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Large pair of Native American beaded Cree gauntlets. Featuring five multicolored flowers and zigzag pattern banding done in colors of red, yellow, black, blue, green, and white. 18" ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Beads
Circa 1880 Sioux Beaded Deer Hide Dress, Plains Native American, Fringe
Located in Denver, CO
This extraordinary antique Sioux beaded hide dress, dating to circa 1880, is a rare and authentic example of Plains Indian textile art. Handcrafted from native-tanned deer hide, the ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sexe were worn for celebrations, rit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Antique 1880s Arapaho Moccasins, Plains Indian Hide with Beadwork Detail
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional pair of antique Arapaho moccasins dates to circa 1880, offering a rare and authentic example of 19th-century Plains Indian craftsmanship. Hand-sewn from native-tanne...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Glass, Beads
$2,550 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Antique Native American Plains Indian Doll
Located in Highland, IN
Here is an exceptional piece, fresh from a vintage estate.
This beautiful antique Native American doll has incredible presence and a fan...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Beads
Large Mali Terracotta Tribal Bead Necklace by Claire Ginioux, Paris, France
By Claire Ginioux
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick
Large Mali terracotta tribal bead necklace by Claire Ginioux, Paris, France.
Mali terracotta beads from the 19th centu...
Category
Late 20th Century Malian Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Chasing Star Performing a Dance - Kachina Doll by Rena Jean (Whitehorse)
Located in Soquel, CA
Chasing Star Performing a Dance - Kachina Doll by Rena Jean (Whitehorse)
Brightly painted, dynamic sculpture by Rena W. Jean ( Rena Whitehorse Jean) Hopi. The figure is dressed in o...
Category
1990s American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Leather, Wood, Paint, Feathers
Massive Five Foot Tall Navajo Eagle Dancer Kachina Doll signed "by GUY V.Y."
Located in Chicago, IL
Massive Five Foot Tall Navajo Kachina Doll is signed "by GUY V.Y." on the base, and titled "Eagle Dance" Guy Yazzie and his wife Pearl Zonnie Chee Horseherder Yazzie had at least 8-c...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Feathers
Circa 1865 Northeastern Woodlands Ojibwe Powder Horn with Embellished Strap
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional Ojibwe powder horn, dating to the mid-19th century (circa 1865), hails from the Eastern Woodlands region and features intricate craftsmanship characteristic of the O...
Category
1860s American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Horn, Fabric, Beads
Handcrafted 1870s Sioux Moccasins, Plains Indian Quillwork & Beaded Buckskin
Located in Denver, CO
This rare and authentic pair of antique Sioux moccasins dates to the 1870s, during the late Classic Period of Native American artistry (circa 1650–1875). Handcrafted by a Plains Indi...
Category
19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Animal Skin, Hide, Glass, Beads
$3,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
An Amazon Indigenous Kayapo feather headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brazil, Pará or Mato Grosso, circa 1950’s-1960s
H. 55 x W. 38 cm (incl. stand)
Provenance:
Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich
(purchased in the 1980s)
Category
20th Century Brazilian Trimming Folk Art
Materials
String, Feathers
Contemporary Kayapo-Style Artwork Headdress With Moulting Feathers
Located in Paris, FR
Headdress in the style of Kayapo Amazonian Indian Tribal pieces, under frame made with moulting feathers sourced in France of blue Macaw feathers, and other South American bird feath...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Feathers
Native American Sioux Beaded Teepee Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux beaded teepee bag. Having beaded front, sides and top. Beadwork is mostly white with blue, yellow, red, and green forming traditional geometric design. Having t...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Native American Sioux Fully Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux Indian fully beaded hide moccasins. Sinew sewn and beaded using colors of medium blue, red white heart, greasy yellow, cobalt, white and brass. Forked tongues a...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Leather, Beads
Beaded Native American Yakima Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Yakama Indian dress with fully beaded cape, same both sides. Brain/smoked tanned with replaced chest of commercial tanned. Bright yellow background with rose floral d...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Leather, Beads
A Kayapo Amazon Indigenous feather headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brazil, Pará, circa 1950s-1960s
H. 97 x W. 106 cm
Provenance:
Collection Rinck Hollnberger, Munich
(purchased in the 1980s)
Category
20th Century Brazilian Trimming Folk Art
Materials
String, Feathers
Plateau Beaded Cuffs
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Plateau Indian beaded cuffs. With beautiful floral beading on green trade cloth with brass tacks and red border. Floral beadwork has colors of red, pink, white, and o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$1,725
Ulo Tribal Akha Woman's Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural tapestry of Northern Thailan...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Folk Art Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Beads
Tribal Ulo Akha Woman's Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Experience a rich slice of the A...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Bamboo, Beads
Native American Beaded Watch Fob with Crossed Flags, ca 1915-1920
Located in York County, PA
NATIVE AMERICAN BEADED WATCH FOB WITH A STYLIZED FEDERAL EAGLE & SHIELD AND CROSSED AMERICAN FLAGS, circa 1915-1920’s
Native American beaded pocket w...
Category
1910s American Vintage Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Sash Panel 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
African Yoruba Diviner's Red Beaded Wall Hanging Panel Sash 1950.
This extraordinary beaded wall hanging is a stunning example of Yoruba craftsmanshi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Beads
Early 20th Century Sioux Beaded Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux Indian beaded moccasins with buffalo hoof design, beaded tabs and parfleche soles. Stunning geometric beaded designs done in colors of green, red, blue, and whi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Signed Monumental Folk Art Rouge Taxidermy Headdress Mask
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent American folk art headdress mask by P.J. Stover, signed, titled "Visions", circa 2008. Remarkably executed, the eclectic, sculptural mixed media wall hanging display is...
Category
Early 2000s American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Antler, Fur, Leather, Beads, Feathers
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 4 Plains Tribe American Flag Motif Ceremonial Beadwork Strips
USA, circa 1900s
A rare collection of four Plains Tribe American Flag motif ceremonial beadwork strips dating ba...
Category
20th Century North American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Beads
$608 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Lakota Sioux Doctor’s Bag, 19th C Buffalo Hide with Trade Beadwork
Located in Denver, CO
This antique 19th-century Lakota (Sioux) doctor’s bag is an exceptional example of Plains Indian beadwork artistry, crafted from native-tanned buffalo hide and intricately adorned wi...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
19th Century, Sioux Beaded High-Top Moccasins
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Plateau Beaded Gauntlets
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Plateau floral beaded gauntlets. Design is bold and bright, featuring colors of green, blue and red flowers on a large 7 1/2" x 7 1/2"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Leather, Beads
$5,175
19th Century Chippewa Beaded Bandolier
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Genuine Native American Chippewa floral beaded bandolier bag with full size pocket. Intermediate panel beaded on black velvet. Matching shoulder s...
Category
1890s American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Ulo Tribal Akha Woman's Headdress with Framework of Bamboo and Beads
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ulo Akha woman's Tribal headdress adorned with framework of bamboo, beads, pompons, seeds and other unique items. Immerse yourself in the rich cul...
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Folk Art Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Beads
Pair of Bib Necklace on Metal Stands, Sold Singly
Located in Sheffield, MA
The highly decorative bib beaded necklaces are treated as works of art displayed on their black metal stands as sculptural works of art. Near the necks are bent poles wrapped with tw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Twine, Beads
Collection of Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A group of six collected Ndebele hand beaded fertility dolls of various sizes and designs. The dolls are made in secret by the maternal grandmother of ...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$580 / set
Woman's Headdress in Shape of a Butterfly, Yao People, China
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yao Woman's Hat in the shape of a butterfly.
China, mid 20th century
Linen stretched over a basketry frame, wood, silk tassels and fringe, glass beads.
22" x 20 1/2" x 5" (56 x 52 x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Linen, Silk, Natural Fiber, Beads
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon sashes that s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
"Bear Society Lodge" Medicine Lance
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
"Bear Society Lodge" Medicine Lance. With fur-on hide wrapped handle and beaded details, feather, hair, and red stroud drops.
The “Bear Cult” was an example of the mystic animal cu...
Category
2010s American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Hide, Wood, Feathers
1940s Face Veil, Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment Nikab Framed Collectible
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Traditional antique circa 1940s Collectible women face veil from the Sinai Bedouin Desert Garment Nikab framed in a lucite box.
Museum quality well preserved Middle Eastern Bedouin women face veil, from the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Desert.
Face veil for a Bedouin Women, North Sinai Egypt or Palestine Mid 20th C.
An amazing Niqab, Negev Bedouin veil from Palestine or Egypt.
Worked on a base of thin red silk and cotton embroidery with antique Ottoman nickel silver coins, glass beads, wool, embroidered, stones, carnelians, glass, and amber.
Mid 20th century, circa 1940-50s typical Middle Eastern traditional Arabian Bedouin, Egyptian, Palestinian face mask, garment, head dress, tribal jewelry, bridal veil.
Showing heavily decorated in the bottom with silver nickel hands amulets for the Evil Eye protection and early textiles (wool and silk) and tassels hanging down.
Face coverings were worn for centuries by the women of various nomadic tribal groups of North Africa and the Middle East.
In the western desert of Egypt, Berber women living in Bedouin societies sometimes wear masks or veils called niqab. The veils serve multiple functions, including protecting the women’s face from sun damage, filtering dust from the air, displaying adornment, and demonstrating wealth or status.
The niqab worn by Bedouin women on special occasions are sometimes elaborately decorated with coins and beads, like this one.
Such masks are not for everyday use; they would be too hot and heavy. They are worn during special events, such as weddings and feasts.
Face veil: 12" W x 19" L,
circa 1915-1930.
Last pictures are references from the book:
"Traditional Palestinian Embroidery...
Category
1940s Egyptian Folk Art Vintage Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Lucite, Beads
Red Mexican Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows - Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Custom Made Red Mexican Indian Weaving Pillows. Zippered casing. Featherand Down Insert.
Category
20th Century North American Navajo Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Down, Feathers
Vintage Peruvian Folk Art Framed Negreria Dance Cape
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce framed fragment of "Negreria" dance cape, circa 1940s, Huayucachi, Junin, Peru.
Dating to the mid-20th century, the rare large size South ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Peruvian Folk Art Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Sequins
Crow Plains Native American Beaded Leather Cuffs, Bar Design, 20th Century
Located in Denver, CO
Exceptional pair of late 19th-century Northern Plains Native American wrist cuffs, attributed to the Crow (Apsáalooke) people. Also known as gauntlet cuffs, these pieces are crafted ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Tin
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Beaded Child's Cap
By Iroquois
Located in Sharon, CT
An Iroquois child's cap, beautiful floral designs in multi-colored beads woven on red fabric.
Category
Late 19th Century American Tribal Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Blackfoot Native American Dress
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Blackfoot dress of red Stroud. Estimated 1920s. Beads on panels both sides carried over from 19th century.
Period: 1920s
Origin: Blackfoot
Size: 40" x 40".
Family Owned & Operate...
Category
1920s American Native American Vintage Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
2 Hollywood Regency Vintage White Bleached Handwoven Wicker & Beaded Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of charming Bohemian Chic bleached white handwoven wicker table lamps with beaded shades.
Brass Hardware for secure daily use.
US Wiring and each Lamp takes 1 regular or LED Bul...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Brass
$1,365 Sale Price / set
30% Off
A Huli wigman's ceremonial headdress
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Papua New Guinea, Central Highlands, Huli people, 1st half 20th century
Crafted from the wearer’s own hair and adorned with colorful bird-of-paradise feathers, flowers, scarab beetl...
Category
20th Century Papua New Guinean Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Feathers
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Staffs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A group of six beaded wood Tutsi and Hutu ceremonial objects, the green striped one second from right is a knife, the others were used as staffs by elite members of the Tutsi and Hu...
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads, Wood
$3,500 / set
19th Century Northern Plains Beaded Possibles Bag
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
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...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Other
19th Century Northern Plains Hair Drop
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northern Plains hair drop with red beading with accents on hide, long quilled drops ending in tin cones with red feather fluffs, long black horsehair drop now doubled up on beading.
Period: 19th century
Origin: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native American
Size: 6" x 35" overall
Family Owned & Operated
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Native American, garments, Blackfeet, headdress, collectibles, antiques, Native American beadwork...
Category
Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads, Feathers
Tutsi Beaded Prestige Bottles
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prestige display bottles
Tutsi People
Rwanda and Burundi
First half of 20th century
European glass bottles, glass beads, cotton net stringing
Height: tallest is 11.25 inches.
Category
Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Beads
$3,500 / set
19th Century Native American Nez Perce Beaded Belt
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Nez Perce beaded belt on harness leather adorned with brass diamonds in the center. Trunk piece - stored and in great condition. Beautiful colors of blues, reds, whites, orange and g...
Category
Early 19th Century American Native American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
Yoruba Nigeria African Red Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Lucite Stand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and functional art piece is covered with beads in ivory, red and black colors with faces bird...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Native American Sioux Beaded Saddle Throw
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Sioux saddle throw. Beaded on brain tanned elk hide and red stroud. Beadwork features a traditional "hourglass" design done in colors of blue, green, and white with s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Hide, Beads
Nez Perce Saddle Throw
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Highly decorated Nez Perce saddle throw on brain tanned elk hide. 50” plus 30” fringe, both ends. Heavy bull hide. Similar, but not matching, 12" beaded panels on each side. Second time around. 24" war...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Beads
$12,000
Antique Swedish Folkart Sunnerbo Painting Made to Use as a Pillow
By Sunnerboskolan
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful Swedish Folk Art (commonly known in swedish as bonad) made 1790-1820s. Part of a bigger painting. Likely made by Johannes Nilsson at Sunnerboskolan, Småland. Local painters were often inspired by decorations in churches, where they learned and trained their crafts. The painting on linen is upholstered as a pillow.
The main motif depicts a holy woman serving wine dressed...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Folk Art Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Linen, Hemp, Paper, Feathers
1858 Presentation Beadwork on Red Stroud
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
1858 Presentation Beadwork on Red Stroud. Beaded by the Crow. Written on the piece, "This was wrought by the Wetunkiska Asiow Indian Mission residing Valley of the Rocky Mountains an...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Beads
Pair of Gold Mexican Indian Weaving Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair Beautiful Gold Mexican Indian weaving pillows. Gold Linen Backing with Zippered Casing. Feather and Down Inserts.
Category
20th Century North American Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Linen, Down, Feathers
$895 / item
Vintage Ojibwe Beaded Moose Skin Moccasins, 1950s Leather First Nation Ojibwa
Located in Bristol, GB
TRADITIONAL OJIBWAY TRIBAL SHOES WITH FLORAL BEAD DETAILING
Originating from the Ojibwe (Ojibwa) people from what is currently Southern Canada and the North Mid-Western United States.
Handmade from smoked moose leather with fur trim.
Hand-beaded by an Ojibway artist in the floral style typical of the classic Eastern Woodlands style...
Category
20th Century Canadian Native American Trimming Folk Art
Materials
Fur, Leather, Beads
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