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Gauntlets

Unknown

Northern Plains, Possibly Santee

circa 1910

Leather, glass beads

1991.01.0950a,b

On View

Jewelry & Adornment

Joe Grandee Collection

While known mostly for complex geometric beadwork patterns, a number of Plains tribes produced bead and quillwork that incorporated floral designs. Among them are the Lakota (Sioux), Blackfeet, Crow, Kiowa and Cree.

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