Name: Northern Plains Beaded Paint Bag
SKU: 31286

Northern Plains Beaded Paint Bag

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Beaded hide war paint bag dating to the 19th Century made by the Northern Plains Native American Indians. The bag is constructed of Indian tanned hide which is sinew sewn with period correct 19th Century glass trade seed beads in a geometric beadwork pattern on both sides. The beadwork includes colors of cobalt, chalk white, light blue, semi-transparent green, semi-transparent red, greasy yellow and medium blue. The bag is covered in mineral pigment red ocher paint and the inside of the bag still has the ocher powder heavily lining the inside which when a finger is inserted covers the tip. The bag is in the pattern of a miniature tobacco pipe bag with fringes, beadwork along the entire bottom, tapering throat body and folded over four piece top edge. The hide is in soft supple condition with little to no bead loss and measures overall 4.75"L by 2"W. Museum collection number E1024.

PERIOD: 19th Century

ORIGIN: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native American

SIZE: 4.75"L by 2"W