Name: Blackfeet Gauntlets
SKU: 197282

Blackfeet Gauntlets

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Blackfeet fully beaded gauntlets. Thread sewn and beaded with geometric designs in colors of pony trader blue, greasy yellow, red, amber, pea green, light blue and white. Interior lined with linen. Fringe on lower arms both sides of dress and bottom one foot higher outlined in candy stripes. Also 12" thong drops with blue beaded squares at top, bottom having two beaded lines alternating in blue, pink and yellow. 15" x 7" plus 4" brain tanned fringe. 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: Early 20th Century

ORIGIN: Great Plains - Blackfeet, Native American

SIZE: 15" x 7" plus 4" brain tanned fringe, 12" thong drops