Lot 127
  • 127

A Pair of Apache Beaded and Fringed Hide Leggings

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

composed of finely tanned hide, glass beads, sinew, and yellow ochre pigment.

Provenance

Acquired from Ilene and Bruce Johnson, Evergreen CO

Literature

American and Eskimo Artifacts of North America, Charles Miles, New York, 1963, p. 118, pl. 4.19

Condition

Very good original condition. The hide is very supple.
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