Beaded Bandolier Bags

Antique Beadwork Admin — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:36:24 +0000

Beaded Bandolier Bags. Bandolier bags are large, heavily beaded pouches with a slit at the top. They have a beaded strap worn diagonally over the shoulder, thus resting the bag at hip level. The design is created using glass beads, a European trade good that replaced the traditional porcupine quills. The bags themselves are typically constructed from trade cloth, such as cotton, wool, velvet, or leather. Reference: Milwaukee Public Museum

Below are some examples and price guides of beaded bandolier bags including a Great Lakes bag dated 1852 and a beaded cloth bag.

A Great Lakes loom-beaded bandolier bag
Dated 1852, backed with black velvet, decorated with multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, with two bass bells and two old coins, loom tabs with wool and large bead tassels from the bottom.
lg. 35, wd. 8 1/4 in.

Sold for US$450 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2023

Native American beadwork bandolier bag, bright floral designs, bag 19″ x 14″, shoulder strap approximately 45″ L x 5 1/4″ W.

Sold for US$450 at Kaminski Auctions in 2023

CONTEMPORARY BANDOLIER STYLE BOW CASE AND QUIVER

Beaded on trade cloth and cotton, with beaver and otter hide done in a Crow style. Hair and hide tassels. Red wool trimmed in white pony beads, geometric and feather designs on the beaded panels and tabs. 50″ top to bottom. Comes with a painted and decorated bow and 5 painted arrows with stone heads.

Sold for US$550 at Dan Morphy Auctions in 2023

Navajo Bandolier Bag. Beaded image of a rider on a horse. Light blue background. Silver buttons along the leather strap, domed and stamped. Missing seven buttons. Zipper works. Minor bead loss. Note inside inscribed “Madame X”. Measures 31 1/2in x 8 1/2in.

Sold for US$1,800 at Turner Auctions + Appraisals in 2022

Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag

Plains or Great Lakes, late 19th/early 20th century, wool trade cloth with overall decoration of glass seed beads loom and hand sewn, 47 in. long [Native American]

Sold for US$1,700 at Brunk Auctions in 2022

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Beaded Pouches

Antique Beadwork Admin — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 07:44:25 +0000

Beaded Pouches. Pouches are small bags often used to carry money, tobacco and other items. They are usually made of soft materials without clasps. They were often used by Native Americans to carry medicinal substances or tobacco but European pouches were more commonly used to carry coins.

Below are some examples and price guides of beaded pouches including a Plateau beaded pouch and a Native American tobacco pouch.

A Plateau beaded pouch
Possibly Apsáalooke (Crow), of hide construction with red stroud accents, beaded with geometric motifs on the face, the lower half and flap bordered in tin cone fringe.
length 8 1/2in, width 4 1/2in

Sold for US$2,304 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2023

Gold, Wood, Silver, Leather and Cord Japanese Fishing Pouch with Chain Necklace
Wood bead ap. 38.0 mm., topped by an engraved silver medallion of a bending crane, gold ap. 19 dwts. Length 31 inches. Pouch 2 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 11/16 inches.

Sold for $1,000 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle in 2020

Native American beaded leather pouch with fringe. Measures approx. 9 x 8 1/2 inches.

Sold for US$230 at Weiss Auctions in 2023

This is an outstanding, very scarce authentic original Cheyenne beaded hide triangle flat belt pouch tail bag dating to circa 1860-1870’s. Cheyenne belt pouchs with this long triangle shape are immensely rare.

Sold for US$1,200 at North American Auction Co. in 2023

Native American Indian tobacco pouch beaded leather. Size 15 inches long including the beads, width over 5 inches

Sold for US$350 at LOS ANGELES ESTATE AUCTION in 2023

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