Lot 175 Nez Perce Pony Beaded Dress
A beautiful dress made in the traditional style from deer hide. Both traditional stitch and lane stitched pony beads in black, red, white and pumpkin on front and verso. Design slightly different on back. Fringed rows of dentalium shell beads and blue pony beads. Deer fur trim on end of each sleeve and on bottom. 50” length, 48” width cuff to cuff, circa 1870.
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