Lot 3592 19th CENTURY CHEYENNE BEADED BLANKET STRIP.
54" long, 2" wide with 3" rondels, collection tag reads; "Cheyenne circa 1870s on buffalo hide. Early narrow strip just wide enough to cover seam on a buffalo robe". Sinew sewn dark blue and white-heart red design on white ground seed beads. This was removed from a larger piece as perimeter retains remnants of old sewing and needle perforations. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: collection tag. CONDITION: good, small loss of beading on one end. PROVENANCE: From the Collection of Lenard Cave. (02-27334/JS). NON-GUN. $800-1,200.
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