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Beaded Gauntlets
Plateau (Possibly Blackfeet) beaded gauntlets of brain tanned buck skin. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing the clothing style to plains tribes who turned the gloves into spectacular works of art with painstaking beadwork. As skilled horsemen, Sioux and other plains tribes took great pride in their horses and often wore symbols that celebrated their warrior and rider status, such as these gauntlets. Western cowboys and rodeo performers adopted the beaded gauntlets made by Native People into their fancy wear.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Great Plains - Blackfeet, Native American
SIZE: 15" x 8" plus 4" fringe
Plateau (Possibly Blackfeet) beaded gauntlets of brain tanned buck skin. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing the clothing style to plains tribes who turned the gloves into spectacular works of art with painstaking beadwork. As skilled horsemen, Sioux and other plains tribes took great pride in their horses and often wore symbols that celebrated their warrior and rider status, such as these gauntlets. Western cowboys and rodeo performers adopted the beaded gauntlets made by Native People into their fancy wear.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Great Plains - Blackfeet, Native American
SIZE: 15" x 8" plus 4" fringe
$3,500.00
Beaded Gauntlets—
$3,500.00
Description
Plateau (Possibly Blackfeet) beaded gauntlets of brain tanned buck skin. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing the clothing style to plains tribes who turned the gloves into spectacular works of art with painstaking beadwork. As skilled horsemen, Sioux and other plains tribes took great pride in their horses and often wore symbols that celebrated their warrior and rider status, such as these gauntlets. Western cowboys and rodeo performers adopted the beaded gauntlets made by Native People into their fancy wear.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Great Plains - Blackfeet, Native American
SIZE: 15" x 8" plus 4" fringe
