Posted 2 years ago
Malatero2
(51 items)
I found these beaded toys at a flea market today in Central Texas . The 'skull' looks to be a vertebra covered in beaded leather and the other is a person. I know they are handmade, anyone know if they are native folk artot tourist trade goods? Thanks
Thanks valentino97, I live in Austin. I know a guy who will die for the burnt orange :) I will post the other stuff too
They are beaded souvenir items, made by the Zuni tribe, located in New Mexico. The bull was traditionally beaded over a sheep vertebrae, the little figure beaded over a rabbit's foot.
Here's a post about Zuni beaded figures, from about 4 years ago: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/240359-bead-rats
Thanks CanyonRoad. They were too neat to pass for a couple dollars. That bull head will make a great gift for a longhorn fan friend of mine