1890s NATIVE AMERICAN SIOUX INDIAN BEADED AND QUILL WRAPPED LEGBANDS / GARTERS

Description

Very rare and very beautiful, Pair of ca1890’s Native American Plains / Sioux Indian Bead Decorated and Quill Wrapped Hide Garters / Legbands. This outstanding Pair of turn 19th century Sioux Garters each measure approx 14” long and 5” wide. They feature a beaded hide band at the top with quill wrapped, stiff rawhide slats that are finished with tin cones with green dyed feather tufts.
The hide strip at the top feature figural tepee design elements executed using colors of red white-heart, pea green and red on a chalk white field. There are remnants of a delicate bead border along the top edge of the beaded bands. Parfleche slats are affixed to the bottom edge of the beaded hide bands and the slats are wrapped with multi-colored quills. The slats are finished with tin cones and the cones have small tufts of green dyed feathers.
There wonderful ornaments came to us identified as “Armbands” however we believe that they are actually Garters / Leg Ornaments.
The Legbands / Garters offered here are unconditionally guaranteed original and of the period. They are NOT reproductions or modern recreations but original Plains / Sioux Indian Leg Ornaments crafted in the 4th quarter of the 19th century. The Legbands come with our “no questions asked” return privilege and our lifetime guarantee of authenticity. They are guaranteed to be deemed authentic, original and as described by any qualified third party authentication service.
This very rare and very beautiful, Pair of ca1890’s Sioux Bead and Quill Decorated Garters / Legbands are in very good condition and display beautifully. The hide strips and the beaded panels are well preserved – the hide is soft and supple and the beadwork well preserved with the only loss to the delicate beaded border at the top edge of each strip. All of the parfleche slats are present and attached and all but a handful of the slats retain their tin con finishes (all of those lacking the tin cones are on one Garter). There is some loss to the quill wraps as can be seen in the scans below as well as some loss to the green dyed, feather tufts.
A very rare and very beautiful, Pair of ca1890’s Native American Plains / Sioux Indian Bead and Quill Decorated Hide Garters / Legbands and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!
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