Of thick Hide, sinew-see with remnants of quillwork on front panel and edged with a lane of white and cobalt seed beads, fringe retains quillwork and real size white glass beads.                   

Length 24 in.xWidth 16 in.

Circa 1850

Provenance:
Collected c1845-1865, by Father John Higgenbotham, a missionary based in St.Louis, Missouri and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Mount Milleray Abbey, England, Christie’s London, Tribal Art Auction, June 29,1983 (lot 15).  Norman Hurst

Cambridge,MA, The James B. Scoville Collection Cowans, Oct.10,2019 (lot25) 

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