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VINTAGE ~ RARE NATIVE AMERICAN BLACKFOOT BEADED LEGGINGS ~FROM RANCH ESTATE

$ 184.77

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Artisan: BOB ELKHORN
  • Culture: Native American: US
  • Origin: MONTANA
  • Condition: Used
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Tribal Affiliation: BLACKFOOT/SIKSIKA
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Featured Refinements: Native American Beadwork

    Description

    VINTAGE ~ RARE NATIVE AMERICAN HANDMADE ~ BEAUTIFUL BEADED RED WOOL FELT LEGGINGS WITH ERMINE TAILS & FEATHERED TIN CONES ~  THERE IS A LEATHER TAG INSIDE THE LEGGINGS WHICH SAYS:  "MADE BY BOB ELKHORN; BLACKFOOT TRIBE; SIKSIKA; MONTANA; 1957" ~ LEGGINGS ARE CLEAN AND LOOK NEW LIKE THEY WERE NEVER WORN. ~ TWO BEADED LOOM STRIPS; EACH IS 27" LONG x 2 1/8" WIDE DOWN EACH LEG ~  TOTAL OF 31 ERMINE TAILS (1 MISSING ON ONE SIDE); ERMINE TAILS ARE 6-8" LONG (2 TAILS ARE MISSING THE BLACK TIPS) ~ WHEN LYING FLAT:  EACH LEGGING IS 34" LONG x 15 1/2" WIDE AT TOP AND 13 5/8" WIDE AT BOTTOM.  THERE IS A MORE NARROW MEASUREMENT WHERE THE LEG GOES INTO THE LEGGING:  WHEN LYING FLAT, THE LEG WIDTH AT THE TOP IS 11" AND 8" AT THE BOTTOM; LEG CIRCUMFERENCE WOULD BE  22" AT THE TOP AND 16" AT THE BOTTOM. LEGGINGS HAVE 14" LONG FELT TIES ~ VALUE OF THE EXTRA LONG ERMINE TAILS ALONE WOULD BE EACH; LOOMED BEADWORK VALUE WOULD BE 0 ~  LEGGINGS ARE FROM MY LATE 90 YEAR OLD FATHER'S ESTATE AND RANCH.... MY ELDERLY MOM IS SELLING HIS COLLECTIBLES AS SHE UNPACKS THEM.