Miscellaneous, Artifact, Vest, Deerskin With Beading, Crow, Vintage Mid-Century, 1358

There’s nothing quite like a well-cared for authentic vintage vest.

This extraordinary piece is actually an artifact, a men’s beaded hide vest from the Crow of Montana. The vest shows Indian tanned buckskin with glass seed beaded floral and geometric designs across the front and back with a trade cloth inside lining. The bottom shows Indian tanned fringes and the front Indian tanned hide ties. The vest shows soft hides with little to no bead loss.

• affiliation: likely Crow
• materials: tanned buckskin, beads, calico fabric
• measurements: flat width 22 1/2", flat length 27."
• vintage condition
• light to little bead loss
• soft hides
• surface wear commensurate with age
• dust accretion
• wear from ethnographic use
• style: Misc1358