YOU ARE offerDING ON AN ORIGINAL LAKOTA SIOUX 19TH CENTURY BEADED BLANKET STRIP WOVEN WITH SINEW ON TANNED BUFFALO HIDEIN 2 SECTIONS ON A WHITE BEADED GROUND WITH WHITE-HEART RED , GREEN,COBALT BLUE,INDIGO BLUE SEED BEADS WITH CROSSES,CHEVRONS AND OTHER MOTIFS THAT WERE USED BY THE LAKOTA& TETON SIOUX AS WELL ASBLACKFEET AND OTHER 19TH CENTURY AND EARLIER PLAINS TRIBES. THERE ARE 8 REMAINING CONNED METAL THIMBLES ATTACHED TO THE BORDERS .THIS BLANKET STRIP IS AN ORIGINAL ARTIFACT FROM THE 3RD QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY AROUND 1875-1890, NOT A COPY, THE REAL THING...GUARANTEED