Crow Beaded Tobacco Bags. Below are some examples of Crow beaded tobacco bags and pouches including a frined hide tobacco bag and belt tobacco pouch.
A CROW BEADED TOBACCO BAG Beaded on both faces.
Sold for US$ 828 (£ 634) inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2019
Case, bag (empty, intended for tobacco medicine bundle) made of hide, beads.
Reference: The British Museum
A CROW BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE TOBACCO BAG of tapering form, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in shades of blue, pink, periwinkle, white, yellow, green, and white-heart red beads, with four stepped triangles on one side and a pair of cross motifs on the other, bands of geometrical motifs above and below, a panel of fringe wrapped with natural porcupine quills and blue and red yarn at bottom, small olive green tag affixed to the interior, inscribed 548
Sold for USD 5,400 at Christie’s in 2005
![Apsaalooke [Crow] Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag](https://www.beaded-bags.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/crow-beaded-tobacco-bag-apsaalooke.jpg)
Apsaalooke [Crow] Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag sinew-sewn and made from recycled parts; decorated using small, faceted glass beads in colors of cobalt, translucent green, pony trader blue, pink, white, and red white-hearts
Sold for $2,500 at Cowan’s Auctions in 2020
Crow Beaded and Fringed Hide Tobacco Bag of tapering form, the lower section with a broad beaded panel, with stylized hourglass designs, the reverse with a pair of crosses, trimmed above and below with strips of red and dark blue wool cloth, triangles spot-stitched on the hide ground; bead-wrapped thongs below the opening.
Sold for 23,750 USD at Sotheby’s in 2012
Crow Beaded Tobacco Belt Pouch c. 1890-1900
A wonderful Crow Native American Indian whimsically beaded belt Tobacco belt pouch dating to the circa 1890-1900’s. The bag is constructed of Indian tanned hide in a typical period correct round design with narrow opening. The bag shows an artful long full border of hand cut Indian tanned hide fringe. The bag is beaded on both sides in a whimsical geometric design using all glass trade seed beads of a period correct age. The beads show such colors as chalk white, butterscotch, semi-transparent green, amber and cobalt. The bag, which dates to early 1900, shows a nice supple condition. The bag still shows the original tie straps and top wide strap which has been fancy beaded.
Sold for $475 at North American Auction Company in 2019
