http://www.northwestmuseum.org/northwestmuseum/sub.aspx?id=593
Pictures borrrowed from the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture
While not being able to sleep last night, I needed something to watch on TV. All my favorite home improvement and cooking shows were repeats, so I turned on Antiques Roadshow. This is a show where people bring in their unusual collectables for an expert appraisal. This particular episode was from Spokane, Washington, USA. During the broadcast, there are out-takes from popular museums in the area. Last night the host visited the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane. The TV show was particularly interesting because the topic of discussion was the beaded bags pictured above.
These are ordinary bags that someone (probably an American Indian) created in the late 1800's or early 1900's. Value of the beaded bags range from $2,500 to $4,000. One point that stood out during the show was the order the design on the blue bag was created. The artist draws the what he/she wants to bead first. Then the picture is beaded next and finally, the background is filled in. I was taught to bead from the center out. Were you? Could our beaded rocks in the future be worth thousands? It is too early to tell.
Sue's Zebra Rock
Kristen's Easter Egg 
Jo's Top of the Tide Pool Rock
Sue's Giraffe Rock 
3 comments:
Hey Gammie,
I love Antiques Roadshow too! I had no idea beaded bags were worth so much! How many beaded bags/items have you created? How much does it cost to create something like that? This seems like it would be a fun hobby! Especially since it has potential to pay off big later. Have you ever thought of displaying your beaded bags/items on www.iTaggit.com?
Check out this beautiful beaded Indian mask http://www.itaggit.com/Thing/49301-1/Mask-3
Catherine
Hey Gammie,
I love Antiques Roadshow too! I had no idea beaded bags were worth so much! How many beaded bags/items have you created? How much does it cost to create something like that? This seems like it would be a fun hobby! Especially since it has potential to pay off big later. Have you ever thought of displaying your beaded bags/items on www.iTaggit.com?
Check out this beautiful beaded Indian mask http://www.itaggit.com/Thing/49301-1/Mask-3
Catherine
NIIIIICE! Great work....maybe you need to watch late night TV more often. I bead the same way as the bags were- do the pic first, then the background.
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