Tlingit Beaded Octopus Bag San Ildefonso the areca nut

the areca nut

was a recognized master of the colored etchings using multiple plates

and is accented by simplistic silver wire work that flanks the well executed stone inlaid Knifewing Dancer

It still has the original $8

These are really an attractive pair of 100 year old Cree garters

Tlingit Beaded Octopus Bag San Ildefonso the areca nutThis is a piece for someone who truly appreciates really old and unusual Native art. The designs on both sides are complicated and exuberant with a wide mixture of forms and color of beads. It is a cloth bag made with thin red trade cloth which has darkened over time, probably from smoke and use. The beads in the design are exceptionly tiny. The design has bead loss on both faces but it does not distract from the impact the bag makes when you look at