Vintage Hand-Beaded Medallion Necklace – Estate/Collection FindBeautiful and unusual hand-beaded necklace featuring a large circular medallion with intricate geometric beadwork in red/orange, blue, white and dark-colored beads.The medallion has what appears to be a hide/leather backing with visible stitching and age-related wear. The necklace incorporates substantial blue/green and tan cylindrical glass beads along with smaller beads. Ribbon remnants are also present.Identification information:
I acquired this piece without documented provenance. A specialist who reviewed photographs of the necklace expressed the opinion that it appears to be genuine Indigenous beadwork, possibly of Plains/Blackfoot tradition, and commented that some of the larger glass beads may be Venetian/Murano in origin.Please note: This was a verbal opinion based on photographs and is not a formal authentication or documented tribal attribution. The maker, exact age, tribal affiliation and origin of the beads have not been independently verified. It is being sold based on the physical piece shown in the photographs rather than on a guaranteed attribution.The piece has been left exactly as found. It has not been cleaned, restored or repaired.Please carefully review all photographs for construction, condition and signs of age. I am happy to provide additional close-up photographs or measurements before purchase.For Material, use Glass Beads, Hide/Leather. For Color, use Multicolor. For Type, use Beaded Necklace/Medallion Necklace, depending on the category gives you.
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