This outstanding, early 20th century Plateau Beaded Bag measures approx. 10" wide and 19" long including its original, rawhide fringe. The bead decoration is stunningly beautiful and exceptionally well preserved.

    This wonderful Nez Perce Bag is thread sewn and made of a thick canvas trade cloth and corduroy cloth substrate. The front panel is fully beaded with a beautiful design featuring two red roses and a yellow and black Butterfly. The beadwork is executed using pea green, dark green, semi-translucent red, clambroth, greasy yellow, black and dark blue colored seed beads on a Cheyenne pink field. The Bag retains its original rawhide handles at the top (one handle is broken) and its original, bugle bead decorated rawhide fringe at the bottom. The beaded panel is trimmed with a purple corduroy fabric and the back side of the Bag is made of a burnt-orange corduroy. The interior of the Bag is lined with a heavy weight, floral decorated fabric.

    The Nez Perce Indian Beaded Bag offered here is unconditionally guaranteed original and of the period. It is NOT a reproduction or modern recreation but an original Native American Plateau Beaded Bag crafted in the early 20th century. The Bag comes with our “no questions asked” return privilege and our lifetime guarantee of authenticity. It is guaranteed to be deemed authentic, original and as described by any qualified third party authentication service.

    This very rare and very beautiful, ca1920’s Nez Perce Bead Decorated Bag is in very good to excellent condition. The Bag is intact and sound with light wear but no significant physical damage and no repairs of any kind. The beadwork is exceptionally beautiful and exceptionally well preserved with no damage or loss. The rawhide fringe is intact and undamaged retaining all of the original bugle beads that decorate it. There is some minor fading to the corduroy fabric elements and, as stated above, one of the two rawhide loop handle is broken (although both halves are still present and affixed to the top of the Bag). All elements of the Bag are original and there have been no repairs or restorations - this wonderful Nez Perce Flat Bag is 100% original and 100% beautiful.

    A very rare and very beautiful, ca1920’s Native American Plateau / Nez Perce Indian, Bead Decorated Flat Bag and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!

    Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for other outstanding, 19th and early 20th century Native American Indian Photographs and Artifacts which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay!!