$200
Native American / Canadian (Blackfoot), 20th century. A pair of beaded hide gauntlet gloves, of elk hide composition, with colorful glass seed beads depicting red, blue and yellow sun or sunflower with nine rays or petals, with thick red stitching between cuff and glove, with short hide fringe along the cuffs, with indistinct branding to one cuff, with label "Guantlet Gloves (Stoney) Branch of Blackfoot Alberta ca. 1920 soft elkhide floral beadwork cuff 13 x 8 in". Length from cuff to fingertip approximately 13.25".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-05-01