Offered is a lovely, antique Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Native American Beaded Purse Bag with a traditional floral design in tiny glass beads of maroon, pink, two shades of blue, white, silver, gold, yellow, etc. Very beautiful work. 

It measures 5 3/4" at widest point and just under 5 3/4" in length. 

Nice vintage condition. Beadwork is excellent. I don't see any missing beads, but there may be one or two broken or just gaps in the stitching. This is missing the ribbon usually attached to the top. The red trade cloth around edges has some wear. Please see pictures. 

We've had this for a while in a large collection of Iroquois beadwork. I don't have any provenance on it, other than that it is the traditional "Niagara style" and most likely dates to the 19th Century. 


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