Antique Asian Works of Art from Ancient East
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Trade : Pre 1900 item #1461213 (stock #W-JO51)
Ancient East
$300.00
DESCRIPTION: Pipestone (Catlinite) is the sacred red clay stone that American Indians used for trade and for making beads or ceremonial pipes. It is found in only a few places in the world, with the best quality pipestone coming from mines in southwestern Minnesota. Pipestone ranges in color from pale pink, to brick, to blood red. Since pipestone is smooth to the touch, can be easily carved and takes a high polish, it was highly valued by Native Americans...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Trade : Pre 1920 item #1303412 (stock #W-JO45)
Ancient East
$1,460.00
DESCRIPTION: An early Southwestern Native American trade bead necklace with rare orange glass trade beads strung in pairs then separated by hand worked silver beads, some round with alternating pierced beads, and some with twisted silver wire set within square frames...