Tlingit Beaded Octopus Bag San Ildefonso This exceptional bag is in

This exceptional bag is in excellent condition

the areca nut

at bottom 11 1/4"

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

was a recognized master of the colored etchings using multiple plates

Tlingit Beaded Octopus Bag San Ildefonso This exceptional bag is inThis 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