Authentic Native American Mirror Bag, by Rosalie Little Thunder-Rosebud Sioux (GM239)

This vintage beaded mirror bag is made by Rosebud Sioux artist Rosalie Little Thunder. It features a fully-beaded front with sinew-sewn Venetian glass beads on smoke tanned elk hide. The strap is braided leather. This style of beadwork is called Paha stitch or Hill stitch- formerly called lazy stitch. Lakota artist Melvin Miner worked for the Tipi Shop at the Sioux Indian Museum in Rapid City, SD. He regularly showed his works at my gallery and brought items created by other tribal members.  This Little Thunder bag was purchased from him in the early 1990s. It is gorgeous!  Size:Bag is approximately 8 1/2" wide and 21" long, including fringeStrap is 31"Condition: From an estate - Great condition - beadwork is intact and leather is soft. (GM239)