Southwest Beaded Handbag trendy cotton top Oil painting on 24" x

Oil painting on 24" x 30" canvas

24 x 24 oil on canvas

Sterling silver

The turquoise is a beautiful aqua green with some light blue heishi

Beautiful pendant necklace strung on foxtail and featuring bench made beads and stamped accent beads

Southwest Beaded Handbag trendy cotton top Oil painting on 24" xA lovely antique fully beaded woman's handbag. This unique Lakota Sioux style example shows the strong influence of Victorian designs on traditional Southwest items. The presence of the US Cavalry officer's wives in proximity to the reservation greatly influenced the designs and forms of bead work. The presence of imported Persian carpets and French silk parasols along with small beaded purses and leather doctor bags began to alter the traditional