Great Lakes Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag, Depicting Flowers in a Vase
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Status
Closed
Great Lakes Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag, Depicting Flowers in a Vase
late 19th century
thread-sewn smoke tanned hide; beaded with differing floral patterns on each side using shades of green, blue, orange, red, white, and black
length 19 inches x width 7-1/2 inches
Property from the Estate of Robert Streett
Erin Rust is a specialist in the Native American, Prehistoric & Tribal Art department at Hindman. Ms. Rust began as a specialist in Native American Art and Artifacts at Cowan’s Auctions in 2017, with a focus on Native jewelry and Midwestern prehistoric artifacts. She has also worked on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana and on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Ms. Rust holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design with a minor in History, concentrating in Native Studies, from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Rust also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.
