High Quality Arrowheads & Native American
Lot 3:
Description
A hand-stitched hide figure shaped like a lizard, covered in purple and yellow glass seed beadwork arranged in linear and checkered motifs. Beads edge the elongated padded leather body and form small looped appendages along the sides. Leather thong ties extend from the head region and the leather back shows natural grain with surface crazing and light soiling. Construction uses sewn bead edging and raised padding to create a dimensional form.Keywords: beadwork, lizard fetish, glass seed beads, purple beads, yellow beads, leather hide, padded form, hand-stitched, leather thong, looped beadwork, folk art
Dimensions: 6.5 x 2 in
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