Strike-a-lites - bags aptly named because they occasionally housed steal strikers - were ubiquitously used on the Southern Plains. Women used them as sewing kits; men attached them to their quiver sets and used them as field repair kits.

This strike-a-lite is bigger than your traditional bag. The colors and design, however, represent classic preferences championed by the Kiowa and Comanche in the second half of the 19th century, including a rich pony trader blue ground and twisted fringe.

The provenance is of note. According to an accompanying record, this strike-a-lite "Reportedly gifted by Wild Bill Hickok to his close friend Jim Courtright, and then by descent to daughter, Lulu May Courtright Hart, who in turn gifted it to Carl W. Breihan, a St. Louis, MO Councilman. It was subsequently sold by Breihan in a Tom Keilman auction (late 1980s) to the present owner."

11" long and 4" wide; accompanied by a custom stand.

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