Lakota blanket strip

[Californian]

Lakota blanket strip, ca. 1870's to early 1880's - Native tanned buffalo hide, glass beads (reds are white core), sinew sewn

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[Californian]

An expert has stated that although it looks Lakota, there are some Northern Cheyenne or Northern Arapaho elements therein, such as the number of rosettes, this one has four whereas Lakota strips typically have five, also the beaded rectangles indicate Northern Cheyenne design elements. I would say that by default it is Lakota, possibly the woman that created this strip might have been Cheyenne or Arapaho that intermarried with the Lakota.