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| 77001 | A TULAROSA BLACK-ON-WHITE JAR c.1100 - 1250 decorated with a broad frieze of spiral and stepped motifs encircling the body, stepped linear motifs on the neck, and a pair of intentional "finger depressions" on the base Diameter: 15 inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77002 | A TONTO POLYCHROME BIRD EFFIGY JAR c.1250 - 1450 with a parrot head modeled in high relief on one side, tail feathers on the other, painted in black red, and white, with overall geometric motifs Length: 17 ½ inchesSold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77003 | A TULAROSA BLACK-ON-WHITE JAR c.1100 - 1250 decorated with a broad frieze of solid and hatched stepped motifs encircling the body, stepped linear motifs on the neck Diameter: 15 inchesSold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77004 | A NAVAJO PICTORIAL RUG c. 1940 woven of handspun wool in natural ivory and aniline shades of turquoise, yellow, orange, pink ,brown and blue against a carded ground, with four Corn Yei figures, alternating with columns of stylized squash blossoms, a Rainbow Guardian forming the border on three sides Dimensions: 72 x 50 inches Not Sold. |
| 77005 | A NAVAJO CHILD'S DRESS c. 1875 composed of two panels, each finely woven of native handspun wool in natural dark brown, indigo blue and green, and raveled American flannel dyed with aniline red, the solid center flanked top and bottom by narrow horizontal bands and rows of terraced triangles "A traditional Navajo dress, the biil, is made of two identical panels sewn together at both shoulders and sides, and is worn with a belt. This two-piece style of clothing dates to circa 1750 and was worn by Navajo women until after their release from the internment camp known as Bosque Redondo. After 1868, Navajo women's dress styles went through a transition. Responding to prolonged contact with Euro-American dress styles, Navajo women began adopting long calico and velveteen skirts and blouses. By 1900, only the elderly and most traditional women continued to wear the biil, Whitaker, Kathleen, Southwest Textiles, Weavings of the Navajo and Pueblo, U. of Washington Press, Seattle, 2002, p. 54. Dimensions: 36 ½ x 22 inches each Sold for: $9,000.00. |
| 77006 | A NAVAJO TRANSITIONAL WEAVING c. 1895 woven of native handspun wool in natural and aniline shades of ivory, brown, red, and blue, with a Third Phase Chief's pattern, composed of nine serrated elements overlaying solid bands, against a classic banded ground Dimensions: 67 x 57 inchesSold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77007 | A CLASSIC NAVAJO MAN'S WEARING BLANKET c. 1870 woven of native handspun wool in natural ivory and brown, indigo blue, and ravelled vegetal tan and cochineal red, with a Third Phase Chief's pattern, composed of nine finely terraced diamond elements, each enclosing a cross, overlaying three striped panels, against a classic banded ground Dimensions: 65 x 57 inchesSold for: $16,730.00. |
| 77008 | A RIO GRANDE BLANKET c. 1900 composed of two panels stitched together, in natural ivory and aniline shades of red, olive, blue, yellow, and black, with serrated columns Dimensions: 76 x 41 ½ inchesNot Sold. |
| 77009 | A NAVAJO GERMANTOWN BLANKET c. 1900 finely and tightly woven in natural ivory and aniline shades of blue-gray, butterscotch, and red, with overall pattern of finely serrated diamonds and small hourglass motifs Dimensions: 66 ½ x 38 ¼ inches Sold for: $2,031.50. |
| 77010 | A NAVAJO GERMANTOWN SADDLE BLANKET c. 1915 tightly woven of commercial wool in shades of green, red, ivory and black against a gray ground, with serrated geometric motifs Dimensions: 34 x 20 ¾ inches Sold for: $717.00. |
| 77011 | A NAVAJO REGIONAL RUG CRYSTAL c. 1911 woven of native handspun wool in natural ivory and brown, aniline red, and carded gray, with a concentric diamond, enclosed within a broad border of geometric motifs From the 1911 J. B. Moore catalog, plate 25. Dimensions: 99 x 55 inches Sold for: $5,377.50. |
| 77012 | A NAVAJO REGIONAL RUG c. 1940 woven of handspun wool in natural ivory and brown and aniline red, with a stylized storm pattern incorporating birds Dimensions: 59 x 34 ½ inches Sold for: $776.75. |
| 77013 | A NAVAJO PICTORIAL RUG c. 1962 woven of handspun wool in natural ivory and aniline shades of green, yellow, red, orange, brown and black, depicting rows of cows, horses, birds and deer, among dwellings, mountains, and human figures, woven by Mrs. Byllie, Rough Rock, AZ Provenance: Don Hoel, Oak Creek Canyon, AZ Dimensions: 78 x 59 inches Sold for: $5,975.00. |
| 77014 | A PIMA OR PAPAGO BURDEN BASKET c. 1870 a kiaha, composed of a wood frame supporting agave fibers looped together The kiaha was worn on the back and used to carry all manner of goods. "In its light but strong frame were carried fuel, food, and the materials for various manufacturers. One day it might be piled with firewood, the desert mesquite; another, with beans, squashes, and grains; and still a third, with grasses for baskets, reed for mattings, and fiber kiahas," Kissell, Mary Lois, Basketry of the Papago and the Pima Indians, The Rio Grande Press, Inc., Glorieta, New Mexico, 1972, p. 228. Length: 24 ¾ inches Sold for: $776.75. |
| 77015 | AN APACHE TWINED BURDEN BASKET c. 1890 woven of typical materials, with a series of three red and black checkered bands encircling the body, hide fringe These baskets could be carried on the back or hung from a saddle. Long after the introduction of metal buckets, the Apache continued to produce these sturdy burden baskets. Diameter: 16 inches Sold for: $1,195.00. |
| 77016 | A PIMA COILED BASKETRY HAT c.1910 woven of willow and devil's claw, with darkened "hat band" and rim Length: 13 ½ inches Sold for: $478.00. |
| 77017 | AN APACHE PICTORIAL COILED STORAGE JAR c. 1910 woven of willow and devil's claw, with a series of four checkered panels, alternating with geometric motifs, human figures, and quadrupeds Diameter: 9 1/4 inches Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77018 | AN APACHE COILED BOWL c. 1910 with small dark tondo in the basin and four pairs of emanating tracked lines, alternating with concentric zigzag elements, all beneath a ticked rim Diameter: 11 1/4 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77019 | A PIMA COILED BOTTLENECK JAR c. 1900 finely woven of willow and devil's claw, with a series of vertical meander elements Diameter: 7 3/4 inches Sold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77020 | NINE SOUTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA BASKETRY ITEMS c.1900-1920 including a Northern California twined maiden's cap; a Northwest Coast twined covered bottle; three California coiled bowls; two small Pima baskets; a small Apache tray, and a small Papago lidded basket Diameters: ranging from 2 ½ to 7 ¼ inches Sold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77021 | AN APACHE PICTORIAL COILED BOWL c. 1910 woven of willow and devil's claw, with an eight-pointed star in the basin, surmounted by a checkered zigzag band and four vertical checkered panels radiating to the dark rim, human figures and quadrupeds in the open fields Diameter: 17 1/4 inches Sold for: $3,346.00. |
| 77022 | AN APACHE PICTORIAL COILED BOWL c. 1910 woven of willow and devil's claw, with an eight-pointed star in the basin, human figures and quadrupeds in the open fields, all beneath a ticked rim Diameter: 17 3/8 inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77023 | A POMO COILED BOWL c. 1900 woven of willow, decorated with clamshell discs and short string fringes of glass beads terminating in abalone shell pendants Diameter: 13 1/4 inches Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77024 | THREE CALIFORNIA COILED BASKETS c.1910 the first, Tulare,with incurving rims, woven of typical materials, with geometric designs encircling the body; the second, a Yokuts "friendship basket," woven of similar materials, with two encircling rings of human figures; and the third, Maidu, with quail top knot design encircling the body Diameters: ranging from 8 ½ to 14 inches Sold for: $4,182.50. |
| 77025 | A YOKUTS PICTORIAL COILED BOWL c. 1920 woven of willow, bracken fern root and redbud, decorated with a series of seven concentric crosses encircling above the base , surmounted by female figures, and solid rectangular motifs alternating with complex cross elements beneath the rim This basket was originally purchased from the Grace Nicholson collection in Pasadena, California. (Grace Nicholson, 1877-1948, a renowned collector and dealer, first opened her curio shop in Pasadena in 1902. She is well known for her patronage and documentation of the work of Elizabeth Hickox, the famous Karuk basket weaver. Baskets supplied by Nicholson are well represented in a number of public institutions.) Previous owner, Marion Burns, believes that the basket may have been woven by Aida Icho. (For information on this basket maker see: Latta, Frank, Handbook of Yokuts Indians, Bear State Books, Santa Cruz, California, 1977). Diameter: 15 1/2 inchesSold for: $5,078.75. |
| 77026 | A YOKUTS POLYCHROME COILED BOWL c. 1910 a cooking basket, woven of willow, bracken fern root, and redbud, with two rattlesnake bands encircling the body, ticked panels on the rim The Yokuts used large, finely coiled baskets for making acorn soup, a dietary staple. The cooking was done using the stone boiling method in which two or three fire heated stones are set in a basket containing leached acorn dough in water. The red-hot stones are moved around so that the basket is not seriously scorched or burned. Reference: Bibby, Brian, The Fine Art of California Indian Basketry, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, 1996, p. 55. Diameter: 22 inchesSold for: $5,377.50. |
| 77027 | A PANAMINT COILED BOWL c. 1920 woven of willow and devil's claw, decorated with hourglass forms representing butterflies, ticked panels on the rim Diameter: 14 inches Sold for: $2,987.50. |
| 77028 | A PANAMINT PICTORIAL POLYCHROME COILED BASKET MARY WRINKLE c. 1935 finely woven of typical materials, decorated with a series of four birds (likely Scott orioles), each perched on a flowering branch, alternating with stepped diamond motifs and eight-point stars, ticked panels on the rim "It was not by accident that the colorful bird baskets created by Mary Wrinkle originated in Darwin (California). Unlike other Panamint Shoshone settlements in the desert valleys, the sandy hills around Darwin (elev. 4,730 ft.) provided the altitude for yucca to grow. These trees provided the basket maker not only the red sewing material obtained from the root, but additionally the yucca offered nesting places and perches for the woodpecker with pink quill, the black and yellow Scott oriole, and owl among others, the very subject matter for Mary Wrinkle's delightful bird-baskets of the 1930's. Always in the form of a small rounded bowl, Mary Wrinkle's colorful 'for sale' baskets became very popular with collectors. Other basket makers, even as far away as Death Valley and beyond into Chemehuevi territory adopted the use of pink quill as sewing material and for the creation of similar bird designs. Mary Wrinkle's charming illustrations of nature, however, had few equals," Slater, Eva, Panamint Shoshone Basketry, Sagebrush Press, Morongo Valley, California, 2000, pp. 43-48. Diameter: 7 3/4 inches Sold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77029 | THREE PAIUTE BEADED BASKETRY BOWLS c. 1920 woven of willow over a single-rod foundation, with netted beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, each with a geometric design Diameters: ranging from 3 ½ to 5 ½ inches Not Sold. |
| 77030 | A MODOC BOY'S CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD BOW c. 1890 carved of yew wood and painted with geometric designs in red and black pigments Length: 28 inches Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77031 | AN APACHE PAINTED WOOD BOW c.1880 notched in the center and on each end, painted with a red zigzag band Length: 46 ¼ inches Sold for: $896.25. |
| 77032 | A YAQUI HIDE AND HORN HEADDRESS c. 1880 composed of a cap with chin strap, painted with yellow ochre pigment, surmounted by a pair of deer antlers Length: 13 ¾ inches excluding strap Sold for: $4,182.50. |
| 77033 | A NAVAJO SILVER HEADSTALL c. 1890 consisting of a commercial leather bridle, with eight hand-wrought silver components, each with stamped designs, metal bit attached at bottom The Navajo learned silver working from the Spanish and their horse trappings reflected Spanish designs with little variation . Length: 28 inches Sold for: $2,270.50. |
| 77034 | A HOPI PAINTED WOOD TABLETA c. 1920 one side with a butterfly painted in yellow and black pigments against a green ground, the other with an incised lightning bolt, embellished with a series of seven wood spokes radiating from the top, rolled cornhusk and cotton ties below Length: 18 inches overall Sold for: $717.00. |
| 77035 | A PUEBLO PAINTED WOOD AND HIDE DRUM c. 1900 the wood frame with rawhide coverings, lashings, and handles, painted with brown, red, yellow and blue pigments Height: 14 ½ inches Sold for: $836.50. |
| 77036 | A PUEBLO PAINTED BUFFALO HIDE SHIELD c. 1800 painted in red, black, yellow, and white against a bluish-green ground, with a central circular element flanked by flaring panels enclosing dotted details, hide strap attached For a discussion of Pueblo shields and comparative examples, see Wright, Barton, Pueblo Shields from the Fred Harvey Fine Arts Collection, Northland Press, 1976. Diameter: 24 inches Sold for: $5,377.50. |
| 77037 | A PUEBLO PAINTED BUFFALO HIDE SHIELD c. 1800 consisting of two layers of rawhide stitched together, painted on the front with two warriors, each wearing a feather headdress and holding a bow, painted in black, white, red, green and yellow pigments, hide straps attached The visionary and/or protective designs could be renewed from time to time with fresh paint. This appears to be one such example, an ancient buffalo hide shield likely repainted sometime in the 19th century. This lot is accompanied by a copy of a letter stating provenance from Charles E. Minton, Commissioner on Southwest Indian Affairs in the early 1960s, who gifted it to Dr. Alfonso Ortiz upon completion of his doctoral dissertation, published as The Tewa World: Space, Time, Being, and Becoming in a Pueblo Society. Minton acquired this lot at the Zuni Pueblo in the late 1890s from a man whose family name is recorded as Kyaawana. Through the Ortiz family by descent. Diameter: 22 inches Sold for: $8,962.50. |
| 77038 | AN APACHE CHILD'S RAWHIDE DOUBLE SADDLE BAG c. 1880 each side with scalloped cut-out design exposing red and black wool cloth, trimmed with blue and white glass seed beads, metal cones and hide fringe Length: 26 ½ inches excluding fringe Sold for: $3,883.75. |
| 77039 | AN APACHE HIDE DOUBLE SADDLE BAG c. 1880 each side with a narrow panel of cut-out design exposing red wool and ribbon, trimmed with scalloped pendants and hide fringe Length: 37 inches excluding fringe Sold for: $896.25. |
| 77040 | AN APACHE HIDE BOW CASE AND QUIVER c. 1880 decorated with panels of perforated hide; together with a plain wood bow and a single metal-tipped arrow Length: bow case, 51 3/4 inches excluding fringe Sold for: $3,883.75. |
| 77041 | AN APACHE BEADED HIDE SHIRT c.1880 composed of tanned elk hide, the yoke painted with green pigment, trimmed with glass seed beads, German silver tacks, three brass stars and short hide fringe, each side seam flanked by perforated panels exposing red wool trade cloth and German silver buttons, pony beaded details, the scalloped hem with green pigment and fringe This lot is accompanied by a dye-test indicating that the red wool trade cloth is cochineal. Length: 24 ½ inches Sold for: $31,070.00. |
| 77042 | AN APACHE RAWHIDE DOUBLE SADDLE BAG c. 1880 with serrated and scalloped cut-out design exposing red cotton and black wool cloth, hide fringe Length: 33 ½ inches excluding fringe Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77043 | A PAIR OF OMAHA MEN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1920 each decorated with a series of four grizzly bear tracks, stitched with sinew in red, white, and blue beads, hide fringe with green pigment Lengths: 36 ½ inches excluding fringe Sold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77044 | A KIOWA BOY'S BEADED LEATHER CRADLEBOARD COVERING c. 1900 composed of commercial leather, decorated with geometric motifs stitched in red, white and blue glass seed beads, trimmed with brass tacks; accompanied by four period photographs of similar objects illustrating their function Dimensions: cover, 11 inches Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77045 | A KIOWA BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE DRESS c. 1880 decorated overall with yellow ochre pigment and on the neck, hips and hem with red ochre details and bands of blue and white glass seed beads, trimmed with a German silver brooch on the chest, hide fringe and metal cones Length: 42 inches overall Sold for: $22,705.00. |
| 77046 | A KIOWA BOY'S BEADED HIDE JACKET c. 1880 painted overall with yellow ochre pigment, decorated on the front and back with beaded medallions in various shades of glass seed beads, the shawl collar, pockets and hem embellished with ribbon Length: 28 ½ inches Sold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77047 | A PAIR OF COMANCHE MAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1885 painted with yellow and green pigments, with a narrow band of geometric beadwork bordering the fringed cuff and the long side fringe at back, trimmed with mescal beans, small tag attached, inscribed Comanche, ... Lengths: 30 inches each Sold for: $5,975.00. |
| 77048 | A PAIR OF COMANCHE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c.1880 painted overall with yellow ochre pigment, each decorated on the vamp with narrow bands of geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads and a profusion of metal cones, long twisted hide fringe extends from the heel, rawhide soles Lengths: 11 inches eachSold for: $8,962.50. |
| 77049 | A UTE BEADED HIDE BLANKET STRIP c. 1900 attached to a finely tanned deerskin robe, painted through the middle with yellow ochre pigment, the strip sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, with four rosettes alternating with five rectangular panels Provenance: Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 62 inchesSold for: $5,975.00. |
| 77050 | FOUR SOUTHERN PLAINS PEYOTE BOXES c.1950 including two cedar boxes, one with painted motifs; a painted pine box; and a tooled leather box Lengths: ranging from 14 ¾ to 21 ¼ inchesSold for: $310.70. |
| 77051 | A SOUTHERN PLAINS GOURD PEYOTE RATTLE c. 1920 with a narrow cylindrical handle, covered in hide and decorated with beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, surmounted by a gourd filled with rattlers, twisted hide suspended below The gourd rattle was part of the ritual paraphernalia used by members of the Native American Church, sometimes referred to as the Peyote Cult. Provenance: Collected from the John Harstead Estate, Rosebud MT, in the early 1900s. Length: 23 inches overall Sold for: $836.50. |
| 77052 | A UTE BEADED HIDE MODEL CRADLEBOARD c. 1910 composed of a wood board sheathed in hide, decorated overall with yellow ochre pigment, and bands enclosing small geometric elements in various shades of glass seed beads, willow hood and small beaded fetish attached Provenance: Drew Bax Collection Charles Eagle Plume Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Height: 22 inches Not Sold. |
| 77053 | AN APACHE BEADED HIDE CRADLE c. 1900 composed of a wood frame with tall visor, decorated on the front with a loom-beaded strip of small geometric motifs, framed by a pair of Morning Stars and a pair of crescents; stuffed cotton doll enclosed Length: 32 ½ inches Sold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77054 | A SOUTHERN PLAINS BEADED WOOD WALKING STICK c. 1890 with 20th c. beadwork gourd-stitched, with geometric pattern in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, bulbous brass head and metal tip Length: 36 inches Sold for: $836.50. |
| 77055 | A COMANCHE BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1890 each side decorated with small geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads against a metallic beaded ground, beaded fob attached Length: 5 ¼ inches Sold for: $956.00. |
| 77056 | A KIOWA BEADED HIDE AWL CASE c.1880 coiled with beadwork in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, decorated with a "flame" pattern, trimmed with long hide fringe wrapped with German silver and metal cones, the suspension strap with bone hairpipes and red glass beads Length: 22 ½ inches overallSold for: $2,151.00. |
| 77057 | A SOUTHERN PLAINS BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE POUCH c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, with small geometric motifs, trimmed with brass tacks and hide fringe Length: 15 inches overall Sold for: $717.00. |
| 77058 | A UTE BEADED BUFFALO HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1870 with narrow pipe stem case along one side, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, with geometric motifs, a panel of hide fringe below; and plain pipe stem with black paint enclosed Length: 18 ¼ inches, excluding fringeSold for: $5,975.00. |
| 77059 | A FINE CHOCTAW WOOD BOW c. 1875 notched on each end for attachment of sinew bowstring, with old tag inscribed, Made in August 1864 near Red River, in the Choctaw Nation, now Oklahoma, of Osage Orange, also known as Hedge Apple Length: 58 ½ inches Sold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77060 | TWO PLAINS WOOD BOWS c. 1870 each with sinew bowstring and undecorated hide bow case, one, backed with sinew, the other with fine brown patina Lengths: 40 ½ and 46 inches Sold for: $2,151.00. |
| 77061 | TWO PLAINS BEADED LEATHER WHETSTONE CASES c. 1885 the first, Kiowa, with geometric designs stitched in red, white, and pony-trader blue beads, trimmed with metal cones and braided hide fringe; the second, Arapaho, with geometric designs in various shades of glass seed beads against a white ground, the hide thong closure decorated with two shell hairpipes and white glass beads Lengths: 5 ¼ inches; 6 ½ inches excluding attachmentsSold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77062 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE STRIKE-A-LIGHT CASE c. 1880 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated on the front with geometric motifs, trimmed with metal cones; metal fire steel and flint enclosed Length: 4 inches overall Sold for: $1,673.00. |
| 77063 | A UTE BEADED HIDE TAIL BAG c. 1875 composed of buffalo hide, the front decorated with geometric beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, with twisted hide suspension loop strung with brass beads, red and green pigments Length: 13 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77064 | A SIOUX BEADED BUFFALO HORN SPOON c. 1890 the tapering handle coiled with various shades of glass seed beads, metal stand Length: 10 inchesSold for: $687.13. |
| 77065 | A SIOUX MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN SPOON c. 1880 the tapering handle wrapped with glass seed beads in various colors, terminating in a triangular hide pendant with similar beadwork, trimmed with metal cones inserted with yellow-dyed horse hair Length: 17 ½ inches Not Sold. |
| 77066 | A PLAINS MAN'S BANDOLIER c. 1880 composed of carved dew claws attached to a commercial leather strap Length: 27 ¾ inches Sold for: $956.00. |
| 77067 | A SIOUX BEADED AND QUILLED HIDE HORSE HEADSTALL c. 1900 decorated across the forehead with a band of small geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quillwork suspended below, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed chicken feathers, iron bit Length: 31 inches overallNot Sold. |
| 77068 | A NORTHERN PLAINS HAIR EXTENSION c. 1890 attached to a hide strip decorated with tufts of ermine skin, the long hair wrapped with red wool trade cloth and yellow-dyed porcupine quills, trimmed with white seed beads Length: 36 inchesSold for: $1,553.50. |
| 77069 | A PLAINS CATLINITE QUIRT c. 1880 perforated on one end for wrist strap and on the other for a pair of thick hide lashes Length: 11 ½ inches excluding lashes Not Sold. |
| 77070 | A BLACKFEET ELK ANTLER AND BUFFALO HIDE QUIRT c. 1880 perforated near the base for wrist strap, inscribed Wade in the Water Club, Blackfeet Indian, 1898 Wades-In-The-Water was a prominent Blackfeet Chief. For numerous references and photographs of Wades-In-The-Water, see: Hungry Wolf, Adolf, The Blackfoot Papers: Volumes I - IV, The Good Medicine Cultural Foundation, Skookumchuck, BC, Canada, 2006. Length: 15 ¾ inchesSold for: $1,434.00. |
| 77071 | A PAIR OF BLACKFEET BEADED CANVAS LEGGING STRIPS c. 1890 flat-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated with stepped triangles alternating with arrow points, framed Lengths: 26 ¼ inches each Sold for: $358.50. |
| 77072 | A NORTHERN PLAINS BUFFALO RAWHIDE RATTLE c. 1860 decorated overall with red ochre pigment, one side incised with a crescent moon, the other with a Morning Star Length: 7 ¾ inches Sold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77073 | A SIOUX BEADED LEATHER HOLSTER c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, decorated on the front with geometric motifs Length: 9 ¾ inches Not Sold. |
| 77074 | A PLATEAU CHILD'S SADDLE c.1870 the openwork wood frame sheathed in rawhide, painted overall with red ochre pigment Length: 19 ¾ inchesNot Sold. |
| 77075 | A SIOUX MODEL STONEHEAD WAR CLUB c. 1900 composed of a cylindrical wood handle wrapped with natural and dyed porcupine quillwork, surmounted by a small catlinite head with lead inlay Length: 21 inchesSold for: $836.50. |
| 77076 | A SIOUX QUILLED HIDE MODEL TIPI c. 1880 mounted on a series of twenty-one wood poles, decorated with dyed porcupine quillwork, trimmed with quill-wrapped rawhide tassels terminating in metal cones inserted with dark green wool cloth Length: 57 inches Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77077 | A PLAINS WOOD AND STONE PIPE c. 1880 composed of a cylindrical ash wood stem and an elbow-shaped catlinite bowl Length: 15 ¾ inchesSold for: $567.63. |
| 77078 | A PLAINS CARVED MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN EFFIGY LADLE c. 1880 the narrow bowl tapering upwards to a curving handle and horse head terminal Length: 10 ¾ inchesSold for: $1,195.00. |
| 77079 | THREE PLAINS CATLINITE PIPES c. 1900 each with etched designs, one in the form a fish, and two in the form of pipe tomahawks, one with a wood stem Lengths: ranging from 6 ½ to 15 ¾ inches Sold for: $657.25. |
| 77080 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, each decorated on the vamp with a stepped chevron, and with small geometric elements encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches each Sold for: $418.25. |
| 77081 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, each decorated on the vamp with a narrow chevron motif, and with small geometric motifs encircling the foot, soft soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches each Not Sold. |
| 77082 | A PLAINS BEADED HIDE SHINNY BALL c. 1890 sinew sewn in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, with a Morning Star on each side, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair Diameter: 4 inches Sold for: $1,434.00. |
| 77083 | A SIOUX MINIATURE BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, each side decorated with columns of small geometric motifs, hide fringe along the bottom; small wood burl pipe enclosed along with old label inscribed, Collected by Tom Waugh from Grover Horn Antelope, Oglala Sioux, Oral, So. Dakota, 1969 August, This was his grandfathers war bag, Tobacco Bag for pipe Length: 7 ½ inches Sold for: $478.00. |
| 77084 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE FETISH c. 1890 sinew sewn in various shades of glass seed beads, with striped pattern on the amphibian's back, trimmed with hand-painted glass beads and metal cones inserted with yellow wool yarn Length: 5 inches Not Sold. |
| 77085 | AN ARAPAHO BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, each side with typical geometric designs, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 5 1/4 inches excluding fringe Sold for: $1,075.50. |
| 77086 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, decorated across the front with geometric motifs, bars alternating with stripes on the sides, and rectangular motifs centering a cross on the flap, trimmed with pairs of metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair Provenance: Christie's, January 12, 2006, lot 143 Length: 18 inchesSold for: $5,377.50. |
| 77087 | A SOUTHERN PLAINS MAN'S BANDOLIER c. 1890 composed of two strands of mescal beans, strung on hide and embellished with blue silk ribbon Length: 30 ½ inchesSold for: $657.25. |
| 77088 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1890 lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads against a green beaded ground, with classic geometric motifs on the front, bar and rectangular motifs along the sides and top flap, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red trade wool Length: 19 inches Sold for: $4,033.13. |
| 77089 | A NORTHERN CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE BABY CARRIER c. 1880 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, decorated with alternating triangular devices, mounted on wood slats with semi-spherical brass tack decoration, trimmed with brass and glass bead tassels terminating in hawk bells and cowrie shells; accompanied by a photograph of a young woman on horseback holding this baby carrier The poster/photograph accompanying this lot was taken by Christian Barthelmess in 1889 in a camp just west of Fort Keough, Montana, on the Yellowstone River. Pictured on the far left is Stump Horn, one of the Cheyenne scouts who served with Lt. Edward Casey, 22nd Infantry, U.S. Army. See: Frink, Maurice, Photographer on An Army Mule, U. of Oklahoma Press, 1965, pp. 120 - 121 (photo inserts, unnumbered pages). Note: The photographer L. A. Huffman purchased the negatives of Christian Barthelmess in 1906. This same image has been reprinted with the copyright of L. A. Huffman. See: Peterson, Larry, L. A. Huffman, Photographer of the American West, Settlers West Galleries, Tuscon, p. 138. Length: 41 inchesSold for: $65,725.00. |
| 77090 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in blue and white beads against a translucent red beaded ground, with triangular elements encircling a central grid pattern; wood-handled knife enclosed Length: 9 ½ inchesNot Sold. |
| 77091 | A CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1875 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads against a medium blue ground, with a pair of diagonal bars on the lower panel, surmounted by a pair of hourglass motifs, trimmed with metal cones and coiled beaded tassels Length: 8 ½ inches excluding attachments Sold for: $4,481.25. |
| 77092 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in predominantly black and white beads against a red beaded ground, each decorated on the vamp with a thunderbird, and with pairs of thunderbirds alternating with geometric motifs encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ¼ inches eachSold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77093 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of glass seed beads, each decorated on the vamp and around the foot with alternating geometric motifs, rawhide soles Lengths: 9 ¾ inches each Sold for: $2,270.50. |
| 77094 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 each decorated on the vamp with an elongated rectangular element in various shades of glass seed beads, rawhide soles Lengths: 9 ½ inches eachSold for: $764.80. |
| 77095 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in red and blue beads against a light blue beaded ground, each decorated on the vamp with a thunderbird, and with a series of quadrupeds encircling the foot, buffalo rawhide soles Lengths: 11 ¼ inches each Not Sold. |
| 77096 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1910 each side decorated with a horse in dyed porcupine quills, the perimeter with a single lane of glass seed beads, trimmed with metal disks, dentalium shells terminating in an Indian head cent, and short hide fringe Length: 10 inches overallSold for: $896.25. |
| 77097 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE HAND BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated with geometric elements, metal fittings and commercial leather strap Length: 11 inches Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77098 | A PAIR OF BLACKFEET BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn, each overlaid on the vamp with red wool trade cloth and decorated with a U-shaped device in various shades of glass seed beads, commercial leather soles Lengths: 10 inches eachNot Sold. |
| 77099 | A SIOUX QUILLED HIDE POUCH c. 1900 decorated on one side with a patriotic eagle in natural and dyed porcupine quills, and on the other with a pair of American flags against a hide ground, beadwork and short hide fringe on the perimeter Length: 12 inches overallSold for: $956.00. |
| 77100 | A SIOUX QUILLED HIDE COLLAR AND NECK TIE c. 1920 each decorated with three-leaf clovers in natural and dyed porcupine quills, edged with green seed beads Lengths: 15 inches each Sold for: $1,015.75. |
| 77101 | A NORTHERN PLAINS PAINTED WOOD MIRROR BOARD c. 1875 the recessed mirror decorated on three sides with brass tacks, a triangular perforation at top with otter fur strap and rocker-engraved German silver tweezers attached Provenance: Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 11 ¼ inches Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77102 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE BLANKET STRIP c. 1890 stitched to a navy blue wool blanket, sinew sewn and lane-stitched with alternating geometric designs in various shades of glass seed beads Length: 71 inches Sold for: $3,346.00. |
| 77103 | A PAIR OF SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 each decorated on the vamp with a central cross in dyed porcupine quillwork, a single lane of beadwork enclosing geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 9 ¼ inches each Sold for: $896.25. |
| 77104 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE CEREMONIAL MOCCASINS c. 1885 each fully beaded with geometric designs in various shades of glass seed beads against a white beaded ground, bifurcated beaded tongues trimmed with metal cones, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches eachSold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77105 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1910 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, each decorated with a cross motif on the vamp, and floral elements encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 7 ½ inches each Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77106 | A PAIR OF SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1920 each decorated on the vamp and ankle with lines of dyed porcupine quillwork against a hide ground, a band of small geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads encircling the foot, rawhide soles Length: 10 inchesSold for: $388.38. |
| 77107 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1890 each side decorated with a pair of five-pointed stars in natural and dyed porcupine quillwork, enclosed by a band of geometric motifs, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with dentalium shells inserted with purple-dyed chicken feathers Length: 13 ½ inchesSold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77108 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1885 decorated on the front with natural and dyed porcupine quills, the perimeter with small geometric elements in classic shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair, rawhide liner Exhibited: The Art Institute of Chicago Length: 9 inches excluding attachmentsSold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77109 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1890 decorated on the front with a central U-ma-ne symbol against a striped ground in dyed porcupine quills, the reverse with red stripes against a hide ground, beadwork and short hide fringe around the perimeter Length: 14 ¼ inches The U-ma-ne symbol is frequently seen in Sioux beadwork and quillwork, representing the unappropriated life or power of the earth which man may obtain. The square or oblong with four radiating lines is interpreted to represent the earth and the four directions. Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77110 | A SIOUX QUILLED BIGHORN SHEEP LADLE c. 1880 the handle wrapped with dyed porcupine quillwork Length: 13 ¾ inchesSold for: $1,673.00. |
| 77111 | A SIOUX QUILLED BUFFALO HORN c. 1890 decorated with a panel of rawhide slats, wrapped in natural, green, and red-dyed porcupine quills, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed chicken feathers Length: 12 inches Sold for: $1,434.00. |
| 77112 | THREE SIOUX QUILLED COWHORN SPOONS c. 1890 the first, with short panel of dyed porcupine quills on the handle; the second, with notched bowl and long curving handle, wrapped with natural and dyed porcupine quills, braided sweet grass on the underside; the third, with narrow quill-wrapped handle, trimmed with hide thongs terminating in brass beads and red-dyed chicken feathers Lengths: 10 ½ inches; 16 ½ inches; and 7 inches Sold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77113 | A PAIR OF SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1925 each decorated on the vamp with stepped triangles in variously colored porcupine quills against a red quilled ground, the bifurcated tongues with metal cones inserted with red-dyed chicken feathers, rawhide soles Length: 10 ½ inches Sold for: $896.25. |
| 77114 | A SIOUX QUILLED HIDE BALL c. 1880 the soft, stuffed hide ball fully decorated with natural, blue, and red-dyed porcupine quills Exhibited: The Art Institute of Chicago Diameter: 2 ½ inches Sold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77115 | A PAIR OF SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1910 each decorated on the vamp with an abstract element in natural, yellow, purple, and red-dyed porcupine quills, a beaded band of small geometric elements in blue, white and orange beads encircling the foot, bifurcated tongues with similar beadwork, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ¼ inches each Sold for: $657.25. |
| 77116 | A PAIR OF MANDAN/HIDATSA QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1880 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp and around the ankle with predominantly natural and red-dyed porcupine quillwork, and a band of geometric motifs in blue, yellow and white beads encircling the foot, buffalo hide tongues, rawhide soles Provenance: Dennis Darington, Watertown, SD Length: 10 inchesSold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77117 | A PAIR OF SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 each decorated on the vamp with red-dyed porcupine quillwork, a band of sinew sewn and lane-stitched beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads encircling the foot, and beaded tongue with metal cones inserted with dyed-yellow horsehair, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 inches each Sold for: $2,270.50. |
| 77118 | A PAIR OF HIDATSA QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1910 each decorated on the vamp with a stepped chevron motif in blue, yellow and red-dyed porcupine quills, a band of small geometric motifs in red, white and blue beads encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches eachSold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77119 | A PAIR OF SIOUX CHILD'S QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE CEREMONIAL MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a striped pattern in red-dyed porcupine quills, and with bands of beadwork in various shades encircling the foot and on the sole Lengths: 7 inches eachSold for: $2,270.50. |
| 77120 | A SIOUX PAINTED PARFLECHE CASE c.1880 composed of a cylindrical bottom panel, painted with bold geometric design in classic colors with black outlining, surmounted by a hide panel with drawstring closure, decorated with geometric beadwork, dew claws and hide fringe, with pencil inscription Suzy Thompson, Slim Buttes, South Dakota; brass cooking pot enclosed Length: 22 ½ inchesNot Sold. |
| 77121 | A PAIR OF SIOUX CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 stitched with sinew in several shades of opaque and translucent beads, each with stripes of alternating colors on the vamp and triangular elements around the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 6 ¾ inches eachSold for: $657.25. |
| 77122 | A SIOUX PAINTED PARFLECHE CASE c. 1890 painted with bold geometric design in blue, red, yellow and green pigments, hide ties Length: 14 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77123 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE TIPI BAGS c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads against a light blue beaded ground, each with classic geometric motifs on the front, bar and rectangular motifs along the sides and top flap, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair, metal wall mounts Lengths: 19 ¾ inches each Sold for: $11,352.50. |
| 77124 | A SIOUX WOOD PIPE STEM AND A CHIPPEWA BLACKSTONE PIPE BOWL c. 1880 composed of an ash wood stem, wrapped with plaited dyed porcupine quillwork; together with a T-shaped bowl, decorated with catlinite and lead inlay Lengths: stem, 22 ½ inches; bowl, 8 ¾ inches Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Sold for: $2,629.00. |
| 77125 | A PLAINS WOOD AND STONE PIPE c. 1880 composed of a wood stem decorated with hot file branding and brass tacks, fitted into a catlinite bowl with beveled prow Length: 20 ¼ inches Not Sold. |
| 77126 | A SIOUX WOOD AND STONE PIPE c. 1890 composed of an elaborately carved ash stem, fitted into a catlinite pipe bowl, decorated with lead inlay and a serrated crest on the shank Length: 29 ½ inches Sold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77127 | A SIOUX QUILLED PIPE STEM WITH CATLINITE PIPE BOWL c. 1890 composed of an ash wood stem, one end wrapped with dyed porcupine quillwork, fitted into a T-shaped pipe bowl Lengths: stem, 18 inches; bowl, 6 ¼ inches Not Sold. |
| 77128 | A SIOUX CATLINITE PIPE c. 1890 the stem decorated with raised bands, fitted into a T-shaped bowl; with metal plaque and old tag inscribed, Indian "Pipe of peace" made from stone taken from Government quarry at Pipestone, Minnesota. The pipe was property of Chief American Horse. Last smoked at Pine Ridge Agency, North Dakota in 1890 Jan 15th. It was taken in trade for an Ingersoll watch and $10. Length: 26 ½ inches Sold for: $2,151.00. |
| 77129 | A SIOUX QUILLED PIPE STEM WITH CATLINITE PIPE BOWL c. 1890 composed of an ash wood stem, one end wrapped with natural and dyed quills, decorated with a end with a U-ma-ne symbol, the T-shaped bowl with pointed prow and square panel on the shank Lengths: stem, 16 1/2 inches, bowl, 6 inches Sold for: $1,135.25. |
| 77130 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL QUILLED WOOD PIPE STEM WITH CATLINITE PIPE BOWL c. 1890 composed of an ash wood stem wrapped with dyed porcupine quills, decorated on one side with a turtle and a human figure, the other side with three hourglass elements; the T-shaped pipe bowl, with flattened base, decorated with ribbed panels Lengths: stem, 27 inches; bowl, 8 ¾ inches Sold for: $4,481.25. |
| 77131 | A SIOUX PAINTED WOOD GRASS DANCE WHISTLE c. 1885 painted with yellow, orange, blue and red pigments, with a square perforation along the top and an elk carved in relief on one end; metal stand The bull elk is shown with his mouth open calling for his mate, his neck outstretched and his antlers flaring back. Elk imagery is closely associated with sexual prowess and courtship rituals. Provenance: Richard Pohrt, Sr., Ann Arbor, MI Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 25 inchesSold for: $5,078.75. |
| 77132 | A SIOUX QUILLED WOOD PIPE STEM WITH CATLINITE PIPE BOWL c. 1885 composed of an ash wood stem, one end decorated with dyed porcupine quills incorporating geometric elements, fitted into a T-shaped pipe bowl Lengths: stem, 27 inches; bowl, 8 ½ inches Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77133 | A PLAINS CATLINITE PIPE BOWL c. pre-1870 with pointed prow, tall oval bowl, and a small perforated crest at the end of the shank Length: 2 ½ inchesSold for: $657.25. |
| 77134 | A SIOUX MAN'S BREASTPLATE c. 1890 composed of three rows of tubular bone "hairpipe" beads strung between strips of commercial leather, trimmed with glass beads of alternating colors Length: 26 ¾ inches overallSold for: $1,434.00. |
| 77135 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE HAIR DROP c. 1910 sinew sewn and lane-stitched, with two bands of geometric designs in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with quill-wrapped thongs terminating in metal cones inserted with yellow and red-dyed chicken feathers, horsehair drop Length: 26 inches Sold for: $1,075.50. |
| 77136 | A PLAINS STONEHEAD WAR CLUB c. 1880 with long wood handle, covered in rawhide, surmounted by a biconical stone head, decorated with engraved vermillion linear design Many stonehead clubs were produced for the early tourist and curio market. However, this example would have been suitable for warfare. Length: 26 1/2 inchesSold for: $956.00. |
| 77137 | A SIOUX TOMAHAWK WITH BEADED HIDE DROP c. 1865 the long haft with branded design, covered over the grip with hide, extending to a triangular drop, decorated with bands of beadwork in yellow, red, white, and blue, trimmed with hide fringe, surmounted by an iron head, one side stamped with No. 2, metal base Provenance: A Greensboro, North Carolina Museum Collection Length: 24 inches excluding attachment Sold for: $10,755.00. |
| 77138 | A PLAINS STONEHEAD WAR CLUB c. 1880 the long wood handle wrapped with buffalo rawhide, painted with vermillion pigment, surmounted by a biconical stone head Examples such as this were highly effective weapons in hand to hand combat. Length: 27 inches excluding tasselSold for: $1,075.50. |
| 77139 | A PLAINS STONEHEAD WAR CLUB c. 1880 the cylindrical wood handle wrapped with hide and surmounted by a biconical stone head, metal base Length: 23 1/4 inchesSold for: $585.55. |
| 77140 | A SIOUX GHOST DANCE STAFF c. 1890 composed of a wood handle, partially sheathed in hide, painted with yellow ochre pigment and decorated with a checkered pattern in predominantly pale pink, blue, and green beads, pairs of tassels at top and bottom terminating in metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair, surmounted by a pair of cow horns secured with buffalo fur and embellished with dew claw and fiber pendants For a similar example and discussion, see Mooney, James, The Ghost Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890, 14th Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, 1892 - 93, part 2, pp. 915-916, plates, CX and CXI. Length: 34 inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77141 | A NORTHERN PLAINS WOOD AND STONE PIPE c. 1880 composed of an undecorated wood stem fitted into a Micmac style pipe bowl Length: 13 inches Sold for: $2,629.00. |
| 77142 | A PLAINS WOOD BOW c. 1870 recurved with a sinew bow string Length: 40 inches Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77143 | A CROW WOOD BOW WITH SEVEN ARROWS c. 1890 the undecorated bow with sinew bow string and old tag attached, inscribed Crow, 1919; together with seven steel-tipped arrows, wrapped with sinew Lengths: bow, 43 inches; arrows, 26 ½ inches eachSold for: $2,031.50. |
| 77144 | A CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE BOWCASE AND QUIVER c. 1885 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in pink, white, red, and two shades of blue beads, each end decorated with geometric elements and hide fringe; wood bow and two arrows enclosed Length: 39 inches excluding fringeSold for: $9,560.00. |
| 77145 | A SIOUX MAN'S QUILLED HIDE BREASTPLATE c. 1915 composed of panels of rawhide slats wrapped with natural, green and red-dyed porcupine quillwork, trimmed with metal cones inserted with yellow-dyed chicken feathers; illustrated in accompanied book: Neihardt, Hilda, Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow: Personal Memories of the Lakota Holy Man and John Neihardt, U. of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1995. Provenance: West Yellowstone Museum Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 21 inches Sold for: $4,481.25. |
| 77146 | A SOUTHERN PLAINS PIPE TOMAHAWK c. 1900 composed of a wood stem, inlaid with lead on each end, decorated with coiled brass wire, two bands of engraved German silver, and a red and white glass bead drop, surmounted by a cast brass head with cylindrical bowl and flaring blade Length: 24 ¼ inches Sold for: $4,182.50. |
| 77147 | A SIOUX MAN'S QUILLED HIDE BREASTPLATE c. 1920 composed of two panels of cow (?) hide decorated with circular trade mirrors, and panels of rawhide slats wrapped with natural and dyed porcupine quills, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed chicken feathers, together with squirrel pelt and cow (?) vertabrae Length: 36 inchesSold for: $836.50. |
| 77148 | TWO PLAINS WOOD FORKED STICKS c. 1890 each forked end with evidence of charring at the tips These utilitarian items were used to remove coals from a fire. Provenance: Harold and Irene Hannamen Lengths: 33 3/4 inches each Sold for: $507.88. |
| 77149 | A SIOUX QUILLED SKUNKSKIN BAG c. 1890 the pelt decorated with natural and dyed porcupine quills on the neck, paws and tailspiece Length: 29 inchesSold for: $7,170.00. |
| 77150 | TWO SIOUX STONEHEAD WAR CLUBS c. 1880 each with wood handle and small stone head, one wrapped with rawhide along the length of the handle and decorated with dyed porcupine quillwork on the hood; the other with quillwork coiled around the handle Lengths: 29 ¼ inches each Sold for: $3,883.75. |
| 77151 | TWO SIOUX STONEHEAD WAR CLUBS c. 1880 each with wood handle surmounted by a stone head, one with panels of porcupine quillwork along the handle and enveloping the stone head, beaded details; the other wrapped with rawhide along the length of the handle, embellished with red pigment on the flexible head, with a cowtail pendant Lengths: 29 and 19 inchesSold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77152 | A PLAINS STONEHEAD WAR CLUB c. 1875 composed of a wood handle, wrapped with rawhide, with blue-dyed cow tail drop suspended from the base, surmounted by a quartz head Length: 35 inches excluding dropSold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77153 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, one side with a large forked device, surmounted by a pair of American flags, the other side with a series of geometric devices surmounted by a pair of pipes, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom The American flag was a popular design motif with the Western Sioux during the late 19th and early 20th c. Length: 39 inches overallSold for: $4,780.00. |
| 77154 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic shades of glass seed beads, one side with a pair of American flags, the other with a large-scale geometric motif, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 40 inches overall Sold for: $1,015.75. |
| 77155 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various bead colors, each side with typical geometric motifs, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom, with abraded ink inscription on the interior, Stinking Bear ... 1907 Length: 39 inches overallSold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77156 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic shades of glass seed beads, each side decorated with typical geometric motifs, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 38 inches overallSold for: $2,031.50. |
| 77157 | A PAIR OF SIOUX CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched, each decorated on the vamp with a small blue cross against a white beaded ground, rawhide soles Lengths: 8 inches each Sold for: $1,075.50. |
| 77158 | A PAIR OF SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1920 sinew-sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, each decorated on the vamp with a checkered pattern, a broad band enclosing elk heads encircling the foot, rawhide soles Provenance: John Stanley, Hot Springs, SD Lengths: 10 ¼ inches eachNot Sold. |
| 77159 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE GIRL'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, each with columns of stepped diamonds and triangles Lengths: 10 ½ inches each Sold for: $776.75. |
| 77160 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1890 painted overall with yellow ochre pigment, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, with a pattern of stepped triangles, stepped diamonds, and small crosses Lengths: 16 ½ inches each Sold for: $1,673.00. |
| 77161 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched, each decorated with stepped diamonds and small crosses in various shades of opaque and translucent beads Lengths: 15 ½ inches each Sold for: $776.75. |
| 77162 | A PAIR OF SIOUX GIRL'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, each with columns of geometric elements Lengths: 14 inches eachSold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77163 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, each side with typical geometric motifs, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Provenance: John and Stella Foote Collection, Billings, MT Length: 44 inches overallSold for: $2,987.50. |
| 77164 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, each side with typical geometric motifs, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 34 inches overall Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77165 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1865 the central panel decorated with natural and dyed porcupine quills, each sided with geometric elements, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with similar quillwork suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 37 ½ inches overall Not Sold. |
| 77166 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL QUILLED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1880 one side decorated with a geometric pattern in dyed porcupine quills, the other side with a pair of butterflies and a pair of elk centering a buffalo against a hide ground, a panel of rawhide slats recycled from a painted parfleche case and wrapped with porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 30 inches Not Sold. |
| 77167 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1870 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, decorated on the front with small geometric motifs, trimmed with metal cones inserted with yellow-dyed horsehair, with tag attached on the reverse, inscribed Indian Chief Sitting Bull gave these, knife sheath, and money bag to Major C. Howell at Rose Bud agency ...; together with a Sioux beaded leather strike-a-light pouch, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, with typical geometric motifs; and a photograph of Sitting Bull by O. S. Goff, among other ephemera, mounted and framed Lengths: sheath, 10 1/4 inches; pouch, 4 1/2 inchesSold for: $11,352.50. |
| 77168 | A CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE DOUBLE SADDLE BAG c. 1880 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic shades of glass seed beads, each side decorated with pairs of stepped triangles, trimmed with brass brooches, brass bells and long hide fringe Length: 42 inches excluding fringe Sold for: $8,365.00. |
| 77169 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in several shades of glass seed beads, with geometric motifs on the front Length: 8 ¾ inchesSold for: $896.25. |
| 77170 | A CHEYENNE BEADED LEATHER STRIKE-A-LIGHT CASE c.1885 decorated on the front with geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with metal cones Provenance: Atlas Framing, Marty Ingham Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 5 ¼ inches Sold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77171 | A SIOUX MINIATURE BEADED HIDE BELT POUCH c. 1880 the small rectangular pouch with long triangular overflap, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair Length: 6 inchesSold for: $597.50. |
| 77172 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1870 the central panel decorated on each side with geometric motifs, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 38 inches overall Not Sold. |
| 77173 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1865 of tapering form, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, one side decorated with a stepped triangle, the other with a concentric rectangle, a panel of narrow buffalo rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 37 inches overall Sold for: $8,962.50. |
| 77174 | A MANDAN/HIDATSA QUILLED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 decorated on the front with the initials "C.H." in dyed porcupine quillwork, the reverse with a sunburst pattern, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 40 inches overallNot Sold. |
| 77175 | A MANDAN/HIDATSA QUILLED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 each side decorated with geometric motifs in natural and dyed porcupine quillwork, one side with horse tracks on the upper panel, fine leather slats, wrapped with porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 33 ½ inches overall Sold for: $4,182.50. |
| 77176 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1875 decorated across the front with lines of dyed porcupine quills, the sides with bar and rectangle design, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair Length: 20 ½ inchesSold for: $2,987.50. |
| 77177 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1880 decorated across the front with classic lines of predominantly red-dyed porcupine quills, with a central U-Ma-Ne symbol enclosing a buffalo head in black and yellow beads, the sides and top flap with typical bar and rectangle design in red, yellow, blue and white glass seed beads, trimmed with metal cones inserted with green-dyed horse hair Length: 19 inchesSold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77178 | A PLAINS PAINTED AND FRINGED HIDE SCOUT JACKET c. 1880 painted overall with yellow ochre paint and lined with red trade wool, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair, brass military buttons, and hide fringe Length: 29 inches excluding fringe Sold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77179 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS AND MATCHING MOCCASINS c. 1885 decorated overall with yellow ochre pigment, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in predominantly red, white and two shades of blue, each legging with classic bar design, each moccasin with geometric design on the vamp, rawhide soles Heights: 18 inches eachSold for: $8,962.50. |
| 77180 | A MANDAN/HIDATSA BEADED BUFFALO HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1860 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, each side with a panel enclosing geometric elements, surmounted by feather elements and quilled horse tracks, one side with a pair of quilled pipes, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom The purple, orange, and green-dyed porcupine quillwork suggest a Mandan/Hidatsa attribution from the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota. Length: 31 inches overallNot Sold. |
| 77181 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, each side with geometric designs, three triangular beaded tabs suspended below, short hide fringe Length: 25 ½ inches overall Sold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77182 | AN ARAPAHO BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched, decorated on each side with geometric elements in red, yellow, green and blue beads against a white beaded ground, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 35 inches overall Sold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77183 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE PICTORIAL TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, each side decorated with small geometric motifs enclosing a horse, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 29 inches overallSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77184 | TWO PLAINS CARVED EFFIGY SPOONS c. 1860 and 1890 each in the form of a turtle, the first, Oto, carved of Mountain Sheep horn, with oval bowl tapering upwards to a stylized head; the second, carved of cow horn, with two small circular eyes, it's neck wrapped with hide, decorated with dyed porcupine quills, terminating in metal cones inserted with khaki green cloth, it's tail pierced through for attachment of a hide thong, similarly decorated, with pencil inscription on the interior, From Good Halirred, Woman. To Sister Provenance: The first, collected from John Dunham of the Oto Agency, Red Rock, OK. Lengths: 7 ¾ and 6 ¾ inches Not Sold. |
| 77185 | AN UNUSUAL PLAINS CATLINITE PIPE BOWL c. pre-1870 the flattened circular form with two hand-drilled openings carved along one side Diameter: 3 inchesSold for: $3,883.75. |
| 77186 | A NORTHERN PLAINS PICTORIAL PAINTED HIDE DRUM c. 1910 the top painted with two swallows and an eagle against an orange ground Diameter: 15 ¾ inches Sold for: $1,195.00. |
| 77187 | A PLAINS BUFFALO RAWHIDE RATTLE c. 1870 each side with incised designs, one with a celestial orb and the other with buffalo tracks, horsehair tassel Length: 8 inches excluding attachments Sold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77188 | A PLAINS "GRIZZLY BEAR CLAW" NECKLACE c. 1880 composed of 34 carved cowhorn "claws," enhanced with red pigment, and interspersed with glass beads, strung on hide The supreme difficulties and danger involved in securing enough claws for a true necklace led enterprising artists to create facsimiles made from horn. Length: 16 ½ inches Sold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77189 | A SIOUX CATLINITE PIPE BOWL c. 1890 a classic example decorated with carved circular bands Length: 8 ¾ inchesSold for: $717.00. |
| 77190 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE/ARAPAHO CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a large-scale cross motif, stitched in red, green and blue beads against a hide ground, rawhide soles Lengths: 5 ¾ inches each Sold for: $358.50. |
| 77191 | A SIOUX PAINTED PARFLECHE CONTAINER c. 1880 lashed with sinew, the top and sides decorated with a bold pattern in red, green and blue pigments; enclosing three buffalo horns, a cow horn, a porcupine tail hairbrush, a braided buffalo hair rope, among other implements Length: 10 ¼ inches Not Sold. |
| 77192 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a variation of the classic Morning Star motif in various shades of glass seed beads, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches each Sold for: $239.00. |
| 77193 | A PAIR OF PLAINS QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE CARD CASES c. 1890 a dissimilar pair, each decorated on the front with natural and dyed porcupine quillwork, one with a beaded cross on the reverse Lengths: 8 ¼ inches; 9 inches Sold for: $776.75. |
| 77194 | A PAIR OF SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE TIPI BAGS c. 1890 decorated across the front with stripes of natural and dyed porcupine quills and tufts of red-dyed chicken feathers against a hide ground, the sides and flap decorated with classic rectangular motifs, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, trimmed with metal cones and red-dyed horsehair Lengths: 20 ½ inches eachSold for: $5,975.00. |
| 77195 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE BLANKET STRIP c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, the four rosettes alternating with rectangular panels, each enclosing a pair of American flags Length: 63 inches Sold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77196 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE BLANKET STRIP c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in white-heart red, white and blue beads, with four rosettes alternating with rectangular elements Provenance: Collected from White Dirt, Lame Deer, MT Length: 56 inches Sold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77197 | AN ARAPAHO BEADED LEATHER DISPATCH CASE c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated on the front with geometric motifs, twisted hide fringe along the bottom Length: 21 inches overallSold for: $2,629.00. |
| 77198 | A CHEYENNE BEADED LEATHER DISPATCH CASE c. 1910 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated on the front with geometric motifs, twisted hide fringe along the bottom Length: 21 inches overallSold for: $2,270.50. |
| 77199 | A CHEYENNE BEADED LEATHER DISPATCH CASE c. 1880 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated on the front with three columns of geometric motifs, short leather fringe below Length: 16 inchesSold for: $3,883.75. |
| 77200 | AN ARAPAHO BEADED LEATHER DISPATCH CASE c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in green, orange, and two shades of blue beads against a white beaded ground, the front decorated with three columns of geometric motifs, the semi-circular overflap with triangular motifs and metal cones, short hide fringe along the bottom Length: 16 inches overall Sold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77201 | A SOUTHERN CHEYENNE GIRL'S PICTORIAL BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE DRESS c. 1890 lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, each side with a pair of confronted horses, flanked by concentric squares, the yellow ochre painted skirt with a zigzag band along the fringed hem Provenance: Estate of Lola O. Lawrence Sotheby's May 17 - 18, 2000, lot 630 Length: 30 inches overallSold for: $23,900.00. |
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| 77202 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL PAINTED HIDE ROBE SAM JAW c. 1890 rendered in blue, red, yellow, green, rust and black pigments, one side depicting a frenzied battle with Jaw and his fellow Hunkpapa warriors in deadly combat with the Crow Indians, the other side, with two portraits of the artist, one on the left, fulfilling his Sun Dance vows, wood skewers piercing his chest, bound by rawhide to the center pole, and on the right, standing next to his horse, ready for battle This painting most likely depicts the Battle of Rainy Butte in the Spring of 1859 in which Sitting Bull (top center) is seen killing a Crow with a lance, avenging the death of his father, Jumping Bull. The Hunkpapa camp was attacked by about fifty Crow warriors at daylight. The Sioux collected themselves and eventually drove off and pursued the Crow, killing ten of them. When the Crow fled, they left behind three women and a baby boy. To the lower right we see the young Crow child being carried off by Shoots-The-Enemy. All of the participants are mentioned by name, including Good Bear, Fire Elk, Thunder Hawk, Low Dog, Circle Hawk, Catch-The-Bear, Shoots-The-Enemy, Charging Bear, and Walking Shoot (aka Shoots Walking). For a detailed account of the Battle of Rainy Butte, see: Vestal, Stanley, Sitting Bull, U. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1957, pp. 43 - 49, and Utley, Robert, The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull, Ballantine Books, NY 1993, pp. 24 - 25. Our knowledge of the artist comes to us from the writings of the noted ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore, who interviewed Jaw in 1913 when he was 63 years old. "Jaw's manner of painting himself and his horse when going on the war path was as follows: he painted a red crescent over his mouth, the points of the crescent extending upward half way up to his cheekbones. His hands were painted red from the wrists and his feet from the ankles. A large crescent like that on his face was painted on his horse's chest, and a smaller one on the animal's left hip, while the entire end of the horse's nose was painted yellow. If a horse succeeded in some difficult undertaking it was his custom to reward the animal by putting a feather in it's mane or tail, or a band of red list-cloth around its neck," Densmore, Frances, Teton Sioux Music, Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 61, Washington, 1918, pp. 387 - 393 and plates 59 - 63. Another example of the artist's work appears in Spendid Heritage. The muslin painting illustrated is likely another version of the Battle of Rainy Butte. Here again we see Jaw wearing a cape of red wool save list cloth and coming to the rescue of his comrades. Further, this painting is useful for stylistic comparison, especially Jaw's treatment of wounded horses. See Batkin, Jonathan, ed., Spendid Heritage, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, 1995, pp. 38- 39. Dimensions: 65 x 51 inchesSold for: $16,730.00. |
| 77203 | A PLAINS BEADED HIDE MALE DOLL c. 1890 with beaded facial features and buffalo hair (?) coiffure, wearing traditional beaded and fringed hide clothing Provenance: Collected in 1920 by A.C. Stohr, Lame Deer, MT Height: 19 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77204 | A PLAINS BEADED HIDE FEMALE DOLL c. 1890 with beaded facial features and buffalo hair (?) coiffure, wearing traditional beaded and fringed hide dress, leggings, and moccasins Provenance: Collected in 1920 by A.C. Stohr, Lame Deer, MT Height: 19 inches Not Sold. |
| 77205 | TWO SIOUX BEADED HIDE DOLLS c. 1890 each with beaded facial features and horsehair coiffure, wearing traditional beaded and fringed hide dress Lengths: 9 ½ and 10 1/2 inchesSold for: $4,780.00. |
| 77206 | A SIOUX WOMAN'S NECKLACE composed of four strands of bone hairpipe beads alternating with mescal beans and glass beads Length: 29 inchesSold for: $448.13. |
| 77207 | A CHEYENNE CHILD'S BEADED HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1880 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in red, yellow, white, and two shades of blue beads, decorated on the sides and top flap with typical bar and striped pattern, trimmed with pairs of metal cones inserted with orange-dyed horsehair Length: 11 inches Not Sold. |
| 77208 | A SIOUX GIRL'S BEADED HIDE BONNET c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, with geometric motifs Length: 7 ¼ inches Sold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77209 | A SIOUX GIRL'S BEADED HIDE BONNET c. 1910 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, decorated with eight-pointed stars on each side and down the crown, silk ribbon ties Length: 6 ½ inches Sold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77210 | A SIOUX GIRL'S BEADED HIDE BONNET c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, each side decorated with an eight-point star, similar motifs down the crown Length: 7 inches Sold for: $896.25. |
| 77211 | A PLAINS BEADED CLOTH FEMALE DOLL c. 1890 composed of stuffed woven cloth, with thread-sewn facial features and horsehair coiffure, wearing a red and navy blue wool dress embellished with beadwork Length: 10 inches Not Sold. |
| 77212 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE FEMALE DOLL c. 1900 with beaded facial features and horsehair coiffure, wearing traditional beaded and fringed dress, leggings and moccasins Height: 16 ¼ inches Sold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77213 | A CHEYENNE/ARAPAHO BEADED HIDE FEMALE DOLL c. 1890 with beaded facial features and horsehair coiffure, wearing a traditional dress with partially beaded yoke, a belt pouch, beaded leggings and moccasins in various shades of glass seed beads Height: 14 ½ inches Not Sold. |
| 77214 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE FEMALE DOLL c. 1890 with beaded facial features and horsehair coiffure, wearing a traditional beaded and fringed hide dress, leggings and moccasins, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads Length: 16 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77215 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1885 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in yellow, green and two shades of blue beads, each decorated on the vamp with a U-shaped device, and with a band of small geometric motifs encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 11 inches each Not Sold. |
| 77216 | A PAIR OF MANDAN/HIDATSA BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 each decorated on the vamp with a trio of elongated feather motifs, in yellow, orange, green and blue beads against the hide ground, one rawhide sole, one commercial leather sole Lengths: 9 ¾ inches each Not Sold. |
| 77217 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE BLANKET STRIP c. 1890 stitched to a navy blue wool trade cloth blanket with white selvedge, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, with four rosettes, each enclosing stepped motifs, alternating with rectangular panels, each with a diamond-shaped device Provenance: The Pohrt Collection Dimensions: 58 x 65 inchesSold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77218 | A SIOUX QUILLED HIDE HOLSTER c. 1890 decorated on the front and back with lanes of dyed porcupine quills, the semi-circular overflap with concentric lanes of quillwork in alternating colors, hide fringe Length: 8 inches excluding fringe Sold for: $8,962.50. |
| 77219 | A SIOUX QUILLED HIDE MIRROR BAG c. 1890 decorated on the front with stepped chevrons in natural and dyed porcupine quills, the reverse with horsetracks and crosses against a hide ground, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with quillwork suspended below, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair Length: 16 ½ inches overallSold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77220 | A SIOUX PAINTED PARFLECHE CASE c. 1880 the top flaps painted with geometric design in red, yellow and blue pigments, hide tie Length: 17 inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77221 | A NORTHERN PLAINS BEADED HIDE AMULET c. 1890 stitched in pink, yellow, white and blue beads, each side decorated with a cross, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair Length: 5 inches excluding attachmentsSold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77222 | A BLACKFEET BEADED HIDE RATTLE c. 1885 composed of a cylindrical wood handle covered with hide and decorated with coiled beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, the rounded head with panels of yellow and red painted hide, alternating with beaded bands Length: 8 ¾ inchesSold for: $1,135.25. |
| 77223 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE CEREMONIAL MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, each decorated on the vamp with geometric motifs against a striped ground, bands of geometric motifs encircling the foot, and a checkered pattern on the sole Lengths: 10 inches eachSold for: $4,780.00. |
| 77224 | A PLAINS CARVED WOOD WAR CLUB c. 1890 the shaft with a series of raised knots, the finial carved with a human hand gripping a short stick, possibly a gaming piece Provenance: Acquired by Jim Aplan from the L. A. Huffman Studio. Length: 25 inches Not Sold. |
| 77225 | A SIOUX MAN'S BREASTPLATE c. 1890 composed of three panels of bone hairpipe beads, secured with hide to commercial leather strips, a rawhide leather strap with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed chicken feathers Length: 21 ½ inches Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77226 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, each decorated on the vamp and around the foot with a geometric pattern, the bifurcated tongues with a banded design in similar bead colors, trimmed with metal cones inserted with orange-dyed horse hair, rawhide soles Length: 11 inches each Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77227 | A SIOUX PAINTED PARFLECHE TRUNK c. 1880 the top and side panels painted with bold designs in classic colors with black outlining Provenance: Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 17 inchesSold for: $3,346.00. |
| 77228 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1885 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic shades of glass seed beads, each decorated on the vamp with a large central cross, and with a band of small geometric motifs encircling the foot, the bifurcated tongue trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 3/4 inches each Sold for: $5,676.25. |
| 77229 | A SIOUX PAINTED PARFLECHE BOX c. 1880 the rectangular form painted on the top and side panels with bold geometric design in classic colors Provenance: John Fickas, Canton, OK Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 18 inches Sold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77230 | A SIOUX BOY'S BEADED HIDE VEST c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, with geometric designs Length: 10 ½ inches Sold for: $1,553.50. |
| 77231 | A SIOUX BOY'S BEADED HIDE VEST c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, each side with intricate geometric motifs Length: 12 ½ inches Sold for: $2,151.00. |
| 77232 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE MINIATURE TIPI BAG c.1890 sinew sewn with bands of "salt and pepper" beadwork across the front, rectangular elements on each side, trimmed with small metal cones inserted with remnants of red-dyed horsehair Length: 6 inchesSold for: $717.00. |
| 77233 | A PAIR OF SIOUX CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a geometric element in various shades of glass seed beads, rawhide soles Length: 5 ½ inchesSold for: $418.25. |
| 77234 | A SIOUX MINIATURE QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn, decorated across the front with red-dyed porcupine quills, the sides and top flap with geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with chicken feathers and metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair Length: 8 inches Sold for: $1,075.50. |
| 77235 | A PAIR OF SIOUX CHILD'S BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn with various shades of glass seed beads, each decorated on the vamp with a geometric pattern, rawhide soles Lengths: 6 ¾ inches each Not Sold. |
| 77236 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1890 decorated on the front with geometric motifs, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with metal cones, buffalo rawhide liner; with wood-handled knife enclosed Exhibited: The Art Institute of Chicago Length: 10 ½ inches, excluding tassel Exhibited: The Art Institute of Chicago Sold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77237 | A SIOUX WOOD AND STONE PIPE TOMAHAWK c. 1885 the stem decorated overall with hot file branding, fitted into a catlinite pipe bowl in the shape of an axe head, with two amphibious creatures, pairs of hearts, and a buffalo head carved in relief Length: 18 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77238 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE SCISSORS CASE c. 1890 sinew sewn, decorated on the front with "salt and pepper" beadwork, trimmed with metal cones Length: 9 ½ inches excluding attachmentsNot Sold. |
| 77239 | A NORTHERN CHEYENNE BEADED CLOTH CRADLE c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in red, white, green, and two shades of blue beads, with small geometric motifs against a banded ground, surmounted by a rawhide tab with beadwork in similar colors, wool cloth wrap lined with cotton calico cloth suspended below, hide ties Length: 28 inches Sold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77240 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 the fully beaded uppers decorated with geometric designs in various shades of glass seed beads, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches each Sold for: $2,151.00. |
| 77241 | A CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE MODEL BABY CARRIER c. 1890 mounted on a pair of wooden slats with brass tack decoration and remnants of yellow pigment, sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, with alternating geometric devices Length: 16 ½ inchesSold for: $14,340.00. |
| 77242 | A PLAINS WOMAN'S NECKLACE c. 1900 composed of narrow panels of bone hairpipe beads, alternating with panels of glass beads, with conch shell attached Lenght: 33 1/2 inches (excluding neck strap)Sold for: $836.50. |
| 77243 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in red, yellow and blue beads against a white beaded ground, each decorated on the vamp with a keyhole design, geometric elements on the ankle and tongue, rawhide soles Provenance: Collected at the Cheyenne/Arapaho Agency, Watonga, OK, in 1916. Lengths: 10 inches each Not Sold. |
| 77244 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE SADDLE BLANKET c. 1885 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, with beaded panels enclosing alternating geometric designs, trimmed with hide fringe and hawk bells Provenance: Collected by Senator Thomas Hornby of Valentine, NB, who operated a trading post on the Rosedbud Reservation in the late 1800s. Length: 64 inches overallSold for: $7,170.00. |
| 77245 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE SADDLE BLANKET c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, with triangular elements surmounted by pairs of American flags, alternating with cross motifs, trimmed with hide fringe and hawk bells Length: 50 ¾ inches excluding fringe Sold for: $4,182.50. |
| 77246 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE SADDLE BLANKET c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, with geometric designs around the perimeter, trimmed with hide fringe, metal discs and hawk bells Length: 73 inches overall Sold for: $3,346.00. |
| 77247 | A PAIR OF SIOUX PICTORIAL QUILLED HIDE GAUNTLETS c. 1890 each decorated with floral elements surmounted by a pair of birds in various shades of dyed porcupine quillwork, short hide fringe This style of porcupine quill decoration with its floral and foliate elements together with stars, birds, American flags, etc. was favored by the Santee Sioux and some mixed bloods amongst the various Western Sioux groups. Euro-American tailored clothing such as hide vests, trousers, baby bonnets, and gauntlets were favored for this type of quill decoration. Lengths: 18 ¼ inches each Sold for: $1,195.00. |
| 77248 | A SIOUX WOMAN'S BREASTPLATE c. 1900 composed of eight rows of bone hairpipe beads, separated by narrow bands of glass beads, trimmed with cowrie shells and hawk bells Length: 47 inches (excluding neck strap)Not Sold. |
| 77249 | A SIOUX WOMAN'S BREASTPLATE c. 1890 composed of panels of tubular bone "hairpipe" beads, strung between strips of commercial leather, with faceted glass beads at the neck and brass bead pendants terminating in Indian Head pennies along the bottom Length: 32 inches Sold for: $507.88. |
| 77250 | A CHEYENNE CANVAS TIPI LINER c. 1900 decorated across the front with stripes in red, yellow, and two shades of blue beads, embellished with tufts of red wool trade cloth, and trimmed along the top with a series of rawhide tassels wrapped with natural, purple, and red-dyed porcupine quills terminating in metal cones Length: 9 feet, 9 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77251 | A PAIR OF SANTEE SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 stitched with sinew in various shades of translucent beads, each with abstract floral design, rawhide soles with commercial leather heels Lengths: 11 inches eachSold for: $597.50. |
| 77252 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn, decorated overall with yellow ochre pigment, each with checkered vamp in various shades of glass seed beads, and with small geometric elements encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 9 ½ inches each Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77253 | A PAIR OF NORTHERN PLAINS BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1910 each with a floral design on the vamp in predominantly red, yellow and blue beads against a hide ground, rawhide soles Lengths: 11 inches eachSold for: $286.80. |
| 77254 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1900 composed of fawn skin, each side overlaid with a hide panel, decorated with a trio of elongated triangles, stitched with sinew in red, yellow and two shades of blue beads, short hide fringe Length: 22 inches Sold for: $896.25. |
| 77255 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1890 the three sides decorated with pipes, flags, horse tracks, crosses and floral elements, stitched with sinew in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads against a hide ground Length: 15 inches overallSold for: $776.75. |
| 77256 | A MANDAN/HIDATSA QUILLED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1885 decorated on the front with dyed porcupine quillwork, trimmed with dentalium shells and glass seed beads, buffalo rawhide liner Length: 9 ½ inches, excluding attachment Sold for: $1,434.00. |
| 77257 | A PAIR OF NORTHERN PLAINS OR PLATEAU PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE TROUSERS c. 1890 the front decorated with a series of thunderbirds, horses, quadrupeds, and horse tracks among other abstract motifs, sinew sewn in various shades of glass seed beads, hide fringe Length: 41 inches Sold for: $10,157.50. |
| 77258 | A PLAINS BEADED WOOD WALKING STICK c. 1890 decorated with coiled beadwork in pink, blue, and white beads Length: 32 3/4 inchesSold for: $448.13. |
| 77259 | EIGHT ARAPAHO LEDGER DRAWINGS, SOME DEPICTING BATTLES WITH CUSTER'S 7TH CAVALRY c. 1870 Eight lined pages, all apparently from the same account ledger, have been trimmed to various sizes then mounted on lightweight cardboard. Two artists have contributed drawings to these pages. One artist created the composition in the first lot--as they are arranged here. A second artist created all of the other six drawings. The media used were graphite pencil and colored pencil in red, blue and yellow. Later, captions were added in black ink and graphite pencil by a scribe identified on the second drawing as Ben Clark, a noted scout for the U. S. Army during the 1860s and 1870s, and later an interpreter at Darlington Agency, Indian Territory, home to the Southern Arapaho and Southern Cheyenne tribes. It is clear that Clark added the captions long after the drawings had been made. Probably this was done at the request of a White collector, perhaps an Army officer who had captured the ledger, or someone associated with Darlington Agency. If Clark had known or been able to interview the two artists, we should expect at least some minimal identifications of the individuals portrayed. Plains Indian ledger art is essentially biographical---social documentation of significant events affecting the prestige of the artists. Since none of this is mentioned, it is clear that Clark was simply adding his best guess concerning the types of events portrayed. Nor is any of these occasions specifically identified, as one would expect if the artists had been consulted. We assign the circa date of 1870 to these drawings, because the three encounters with U.S. troops must have occurred between1865, when the Arapaho were at war following the U.S. attack at Sand Creek, and the spring of 1875, when the tribes on the Southern Plains surrendered. The two encounters with Pawnee, who were enlisted scouts for the army during the late-1860s, suggest that the period may probably be narrowed to 1865-1869. Although an ink inscription on one of the mounts reads: "Sketched and colored by a full blood Indian near Fort Reno, I.T.", that was merely the location where the drawings were annotated. The drawings undoubtedly pre-dated the existence of Darlington Agency, or the nearby fort. The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, both speakers of Algonkian languages, had long been allied and intermarried, producing many similarities of dress and material culture. Ben Clark was married to a Cheyenne woman. Nonetheless, in the matter of the tribal identification, Clark appears to have guessed wrong. Rather than "Cheyenne" as he assumed, two significant details in these drawings indicate that both artists were Southern Arapaho. In the first drawing, a tipi is depicted, painted with a large design of an eagle or Thunderbird. This author is unaware of any, similar examples among the Cheyenne, while several are known from the Arapaho. Another painted Arapaho tipi with large, enfolding eagle figure is portrayed in the so-called Henderson ledger ( Petersen, 1988). Another Arapaho tipi, 20 feet in diameter and painted with a large eagle, was photographed at Darlington Agency, ca. 1895 (unpublished photograph in the Lessard collection, Santa Fe). The second detail shown in many of these drawings suggesting that the second artist was also Arapaho, rather than Cheyenne, is the perimeter drape of red wool cloth hung with feathers shown on six of the ten war shields depicted. The Hungarian scholar Imre Nagy first noted that a characteristic feature of some Arapaho war shields is that when a perimeter drape is present, the strip of cloth often enfolds the bottom circumference of the shield and extends up usually more than halfway to the top, with the ends allowed to fold over and hang down loosely on either side. Many Arapaho shields with such perimeter drapes are depicted in the Henderson ledger. Another is documented in an 1899 photograph of an Arapaho man Runs Medicine, by the Denver studio of Rose and Hopkins (Denver Public Library, Neg. No. H-461). By contrast, when a perimeter drape appears on a Cheyenne shield it usually lies over the top circumference, is attached perhaps halfway down on either side, with the ends hanging loosely. Other tribes (Lakota, Osage, Kiowa, Comanche) also employed the "top drape" convention. Sometimes the Arapaho did too. However, wrapping the drape instead around the bottom circumference appears to have been a "signature" characteristic unique to the Arapaho. The six such shields depicted in these drawings establish the tribal provenance. In further confirmation, the shield depicted with concentric black and green circles is known to have been one of a set, probably of four identical shields made by the same visionary. In other Arapaho drawings seen by the author, shields of this pattern are being carried by the Arapaho Head Chief Left Hand, and a warrior society chief named Black Man. The actual shield of Chief Left Hand is still extant, and was sold at auction in 2006. Its painted design is identical to the one depicted here---see further discussion, below. "Cheyenne with flute performing incantation. Pipe on ground." As discussed in the introduction, the tipi is painted with a design characteristic of the Arapaho. In addition to the large figure of an eagle or Thunderbird, the red-painted top and smoke flaps symbolize the upper firmament, probably at dawn. Blue, black, white and red stripes surround the base, indicative of the surface of the Earth, perhaps with alternate "roads." Uniting the Sky and Earth, a vertical blue stripe at the rear of the tipi represents the path by which the visionary ascended to receive the instruction being demonstrated here. His path transected the crescent moon. The red circles (there would be two on the opposite side of the lodge, for a complement of four) may represent particular stars; or alternatively the circular lodges (buttes) of the Spirits of the Four Directions. The dark circles with blue centers shown at the earth's surface probably represent springs, which were considered the entrances to the underworld home of powerful supernaturals. All game animals, for example, particularly buffalo, were considered to originate in subterranean caverns, and to be gifted to the Arapaho People. This man, probably the artist, is performing a ceremony to strengthen or protect his horse. He began inside the tipi, probably burning particular herbs received in visionary fashion. These might include sweetgrass, cedar, juniper, or various pungent roots. Such an odor, combined with a particular song also received from a supernatural personage during a vision, was the means of invoking the presence of that mentor. Having summoned that assistance the man exited the tipi, shown by the line of dotted footsteps which depart from the entrance, turned to his left circling around the back of the lodge, then continued to the white horse. During this circuit the man was carrying the sacred pipe which he has laid upon the ground. The pipe may have been lit from an interior fire before the man left the tipi, then smoke was offered to the Great Directions as the man stopped beside each of the blue or red circles depicted on the lodge. Smoke might also have been offered to the horse before the pipe was laid upon the Earth. The drawing appears to be unfinished. The animal would have been picketed to the sapling drawn beside it, though no rope is represented. Neither has the horse's tail been completed. The man is shown singing, which is to say offering a prayer. The force of this anthem is directed at the horse, not as an invocation, but rather as an enfolding nimbus of protective power. He may also have employed the flute in his left hand to the same purpose. In his right hand he holds another eagle feather, which probably will be employed to stroke the power he is invoking all over the body and limbs of the animal. It is likely that the horse was being prepared for battle. Alternatively, the owner might have been strengthening a favorite race horse; or invoking a particular color or coat pattern of colt, before the mare was bred. The man is clothed only with a breechcloth made of dark blue (shown as black), wool, saved-list trade cloth. He is barefooted. His face and entire body are colored with red ocher paint. A line of yellow paint arches over his forehead and jaws. A vertical stripe and blue circles echo the design of the painted tipi. A golden eagle feather is shown tied to the man's scalplock. Worn bandolier fashion, a circular amulet hangs at the man's right hip. Packets of protective herbs are tied around his ankles. The flute is depicted with unusual care. Usually, these were made of a cedar branch split lengthwise, then the pith and interior wood removed to create a resonance chamber. The two halves were then glued back together, and supporting leather thongs were tied tightly around the wood, the ends left to form a decorative fringe. The carved mouthpiece is represented, together with a bi-humped wooden stop. The flute is painted with the same red ocher as the man. A yellow-dyed eagle fluff hangs from a thong at the tip. "Sketches by an Indian---An Indian in 'War Bonnet' charging intrenched [sic] Soldiers." This Arapaho, armed only with a bow and arrows carried in the otterskin quiver slung at his left side, is charging three soldiers armed with carbines who are lying in a declivity, such as a buffalo wallow or low spot on the prairie. They appear to have lost their horses, and must have been surrounded. Protected by his leather shirt and war shield, both painted with mystical designs, the Arapaho has succeeded in running close enough to get off two arrows, one of which has struck a private in the lower leg. As he neared the enemy, one soldier fired literally in the Indian's face, but his shot went wide. What might appear to be a "period" after the ink inscription at top is on the same trajectory as the blast of smoke from the carbine, and may instead represent the bullet. Most of the other inscriptions on these pages do not employ the use of a period. The Arapaho wears red wool leggings with beaded strips, a breechcloth of dark-blue wool (shown as black), beaded moccasins and has a spectacular headdress made of golden eagle feathers laced to a long trailer of red wool. Additional, tiny feathers are attached along the base of the eagle feathers, designed to flutter when the man was in motion so as to distract the aim of enemies. There were many encounters between Indian men and U.S. troops in this period; and in many of those the soldiers were surrounded and forced to entrench their position. It is not possible, therefore, to be certain of the precise event depicted here. However, the circumstances fit one of the most famous of such encounters, the annihilation by Arapaho warriors of a detachment led by Major Joel Elliot of the 7th Cavalry, during George Armstrong Custer's attack on the Cheyenne village of Black Kettle at the Washita River, Indian Territory, November 28, 1868. The troops attacked at dawn, catching the village entirely by surprise. Large numbers of women and children fled along the river toward the east, running on foot through the snow. Major Elliot, who was Custer's second in command, took 18 men including Sergeant-Major Kennedy, and shouting "Here's for a brevet or a coffin!" charged out of the village after the refugees. Unknown to Elliot, or any of the other soldiers, large allied villages of Arapaho and Kiowa were about three miles away, and hundreds of their warriors were riding toward the sound of firing at the Cheyenne village. Elliot's little force ran directly into this relief party, were surrounded, and quickly forced to abandon their horses and seek cover in a low washout near the river. Within minutes they had been overrun and wiped out. Both Arapaho and Kiowa were involved, but the Arapaho reached the scene first, and an Arapaho war chief named Big Cow was very prominent in this fighting and is credited with killing Major Elliot. The graphite pencil captions at bottom and upper right were added much later, during the late-20th century, possibly by Dr. Carl Dentzel, Director of the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, to whom these drawings once belonged. The reference to the drawings being "very valuable" reflects the period post-1970. Prior to that, the cultural and artistic value of Indian drawings was entirely unappreciated, and ledger drawings had little commercial value. "A warrior or soldier band driving the different camps in to medicine." The term "Medicine" here refers to a religious ceremony, undoubtedly the Sun Dance, which all tribal members were expected to attend. This was the only time during the year when the entire tribe might be assembled together. The nomadic lifestyle demanded that the different bands scatter out to hunt in different areas, else they would quickly deplete the game and all would starve. It was standard practice for the chiefs to send parties of young warriors out to inform the scattered bands of the time and location for the ceremony. These couriers were also deputized marshals whose word was considered law. The summons could not be ignored. Usually all were eager to enjoy the festivities and to see relatives and friends. Occasionally, other opportunities---a nearby herd of buffalo; or word of enemies within striking distance---might tempt a band leader to ignore the tribal summons. On such rare occasions, the messengers became police who whipped the recalcitrant leader, and forced all members of his band to accompany them. A beautiful yellow war shield is shown at center right, with the figure of a green buffalo amid four red circles marking the Great Directions. This is very similar to the Arapaho shield of Runs Medicine referred to earlier (Denver Public Library, Neg. No. H-461). All nine of the horses depicted are bridled with headstalls decorated with plaques and conchos of nickel-silver, prestige items that came into vogue on the Southern Plains following the introduction of nickel-silver in mass quantity in 1866. "Pawnee --- Cheyenne" A charging Arapaho warrior spears a pedestrian Pawnee in the groin. The Pawnee , armed with a bow and arrows carried in a quiver of tanned and fringed leather, has overshot his attacker twice. Note that the Arapaho appears to be more concerned with protecting his horse than himself---the war shield is covering the horse's heart. "The one behind has his horse killed." Four U.S. cavalrymen are chasing two Arapaho men riding the same horse. As the caption tells us, the second rider has lost his own mount and is being rescued in the teeth of the cavalry charge. The lead rider's name glyph indicates sound issuing from a man's mouth. There are numerous possibilities: calling, crying, praying, singing, etc. Probably we cannot be certain of his identity. The shield he carries, with concentric black and green circles and a red center is a type known from other Arapaho drawings. At least one, actual shield of this type has survived. It was documented with wool perimeter drape and pendant feathers in a 1930 photograph (Curtis, 1930: facing page 146). The same shield, now lacking the drape and feathers, was auctioned recently (Bonham's, 2006: Lot No. 5206). The collection information is that it was made by the Arapaho Chief White Crown; then owned by Left Hand, Head Chief of the Southern Arapaho; inherited by Grant Left Hand, described as "grandson of the shield maker"; then sold to a W.R. Black of Watonga, Oklahoma. That shield is identical to the one portrayed here, except that the black outline of a rabbit is drawn in the central, red circle; and this is framed with a circle of wrapped leather attached to the face of the shield, probably originally rabbit fur, the hair now eaten away. Rabbits were the preferred bait of choice when capturing eagles in pit traps. The sense of placing rabbit images, or rabbit parts at the center of these shields, is that enemies will be trapped as easily as eagles. Due to the corner trimming all of these pages have undergone, which removed the page numbers, it is impossible to reconstruct the original order of the drawings. The fact that this soldier drawing is on the BACK of another page means that it relates to whatever page was originally facing it in the ledger, which probably now is lost, or at least no longer associated with the collection. Here a cavalry corporal or perhaps a sergeant---if the artist ad-libbed the chevrons, has been shot in the head and killed by an unseen, Arapaho horseman. the tracks of this rider's horse are shown passing the body. The trajectory of the bullet as it struck the man's head is shown; that is, the soldier was on the ground and the Arapaho fired down at him. The uniform, cartridge belt, primer cap pouch (worn at the rear of the belt) and the 1861-model Remington "Old Army" revolver (compare the photo in Lot [679-013-414--Gray Leggings, I expect the number has been changed, now]) are shown in such careful detail, because the Arapaho captured them, along with the uniform. It would have been this triumphant, Arapaho self portrait, with smoking rifle or pistol in hand, which appeared on the facing page. "Pawnees running 2 Cheyennes. One of them has his horse killed on opposite page." The reference to the drawing of a horse "on opposite page" of course refers to a page in the original ledger, now perhaps lost. This indicates that Ben Clark added the ink inscriptions when the ledger was still intact. The Arapaho artist, probably the lead rider, created this composition to document his rescue of a companion under enemy fire, one of the most praiseworthy war accomplishments. When the other Arapaho's horse was killed his partner turned back to swing the friend up behind him. The added weight, however, has slowed the roan horse considerably, and all are taking severe injuries. The horse is deeply wounded in the left haunch and left shoulder. A third arrow has lodged under the left cheek strap of its bridle. The rescued man has arrows in the back of his neck, through his left shoulder and through his left shin. The artist has an arrow lodged through the fur of his otterskin turban, though the lack of blood indicates he has not been wounded. Three other arrows have whizzed by without striking anything. The leading pursuer has just fired his carbine at the Arapahoes---note the blast of blue smoke in front of the muzzle---but apparently has missed. The rescued Arapaho carries a beautiful war shield with a painted design of two, black Thunderbirds---the avatars of War. The lower half of the shield simulates rain, with a design of blue stripes. In most Plains Indian societies the Thunders---whether conceived of as huge birds or in anthropomorphic form---provided the leitmotif of warfare. Lightning was seen as the "arrows of the Thunder". The aspiration of every warrior was to have arrows which were as deadly and effective. This is the reason that most Plains Indian arrows have zigzag lines engraved along the shaft. The most successful warriors were those who in visionary prayer had been adopted by the Thunders. This boon conferred the ability to "blink death" like the Thunderbirds, hence to always be successful in battle. For some, this ability to shoot lightning from the eyes was believed to be imparted also to their horses. Here, we see the artist's belief that the steeds of his pursuers have obtained this supernatural ability. Nonetheless, the Arapahoes' collective power proved greater, for they ultimately escaped. For a further discussion of these concepts together with a facsimile of this drawing see Cowdrey, Martin & Martin, 2006: 6-11 & Fig. 2.2. [No written text: Indian man with shield walking away from group of soldiers firing at him.] Fifteen U.S. infantry soldiers with two, mounted officers fire a fusillade at a lone, Arapaho warrior. He has run out from the cover of a rock or ravine---indicated by the dotted line of his footprints---fired a single bullet which missed and is exiting the scene at upper left---then the Arapaho reversed his course and is seen retreating to cover. The fusillade, however, has temporarily disarmed many of the soldiers. That was the purpose of the Arapaho's seemingly foolhardy advance. Momentarily, a crowd of his fellow tribesman will erupt in a charge on the soldiers' position. The long, caped, winter greatcoats worn by the soldiers tell us the season. Snow covers the ground, so the Arapaho's trail really DID appear as a dotted line of black tracks on a snow-white page. The Arapaho wears a long string of expensive and fashionable nickel-silver hair plates suspended from his scalplock. Before beginning his charge, he tucked the end up into his belt, so that it could not trip him while he was running. The man's war shield is covered by a plain, white-leather cover. To this, two triangular, black objects are affixed. These may represent the cut ears of a black bear, a favorite shield decoration among both the Arapaho and their Cheyenne cousins. References: Bonham's Auctions 2006 Native American, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art. Sale No. 14, 044, Dec. 4, San Francisco. Cowdrey, Mike and Ned and Jody Martin 2006 American Indian Horse Masks. Nicasio: Hawk Hill Press. Curtis, E.S. 1930 The North American Indian, Vol. 13: The Indians of Oklahoma. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Petersen, Karen Daniels and Jean Afton 1988 American Pictographic Images: The Henderson Ledger. Santa Fe: Morning Star Gallery. Mike Cowdrey San Luis Obispos, CA September 2007 Dimensions: ranging from 5 3/4 x 10 to 5 3/4 x 13 inches Not Sold. |
| 77260 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, each side with columns of concentric diamonds, three triangular beaded tabs suspended below Length: 21 inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77261 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE PICTORIAL TOBACCO BAG c. 1900 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in numerous shades of glass seed beads, each side decorated with a horse, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with dyed porcupine quills suspended below, hide fringe along the bottom Length: 31 inches overallSold for: $4,780.00. |
| 77262 | A MANDAN/HIDATSA/ARIKARA QUILLED AND BEADED TOBACCO BAG c. 1880 decorated with dyed porcupine quills, one side with a pair of rectangles, the other with a stepped hourglass motif, a panel of hide fringe below Length: 35 inches overallNot Sold. |
| 77263 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1880 decorated with natural and dyed porcupine quills, one side with a pair of American flags centering a Morning Star, the other with stepped diamond motifs, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with quills suspended below, fine hide fringe along the bottom Length: 37 inches overallSold for: $7,170.00. |
| 77264 | A PAIR OF SIOUX CHILD'S BEADED HIDE CEREMONIAL MOCCASINS c. 1880 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in red, green, yellow, and two shades of blue beads, each decorated on the vamp with a pair of chevron motifs, geometric elements alternating around the foot, and concentric banded design enclosing a pair of small triangles on the sole Lengths: 5 3/4 inches eachSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77266 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c.1880 each upper decorated with geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads against a light blue beaded ground, the bifurcated tongues with similar beadwork, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 1/2 inches each Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77267 | A CHEYENNE PAINTED WILLOW BACKREST c. 1890 with banded design, a pair of hide tabs with geometric beadwork at top Height: 50 ½ inches Not Sold. |
| 77268 | A CHEYENNE PAINTED WILLOW BACKREST c. 1890 the top with banded design in alternating colors Length: 51 ¾ inches Sold for: $657.25. |
| 77269 | A PAIR OF CHEYENNE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1885 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, each decorated on the vamp with banded beadwork and with a single lane of geometric elements encircling the foot, buffalo rawhide soles Lengths: 10 inches eachSold for: $507.88. |
| 77270 | A PAIR OF ARAPAHO BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with an elongated rectangular device in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, similar beadwork partially encircling the foot, rawhide soles Lengths: 9 ¾ inches each Sold for: $657.25. |
| 77271 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 each decorated on the vamp with an elongated rectangular element in classic shades of glass seed beads against a hide ground, rawhide soles Provenance: Purchased from a Mandan man named Emerson Chase in the late 1980s. Length: 10 ½ inches Not Sold. |
| 77272 | A PAIR OF SIOUX BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a banded geometric motif in red, white and blue glass seed beads, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 inches eachNot Sold. |
| 77273 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated on the front with triangular elements, a panel of rawhide slats wrapped with red-dyed porcupine quills and hide fringe below; wood-handled knife enclosed Length: 25 inches overallSold for: $1,673.00. |
| 77274 | A SIOUX QUILLED AND BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1870 decorated on the front with a pattern of stripes in natural and dyed porcupine quills, a band of geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads on the perimeter, quill-wrapped hide fringe suspended below, buffalo hide liner; antler-handled knife enclosed Provenance: Ex-Forrest Fenn Collection, Santa Fe, NM Length: 23 ½ inches Sold for: $11,950.00. |
| 77275 | A NORTHERN PLAINS BEADED HIDE AWL CASE c.1890 with coiled beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, a pair of coiled tassels at top and bottom Length: 17 inches overallSold for: $478.00. |
| 77276 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE AWL CASE c. 1890 coiled with red, white, and blue glass seed beads, tassels with similar beadwork, trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair; together with a bone awl, the tip representing a lizard head Length: 9 1/4 inches excluding tassels Sold for: $1,912.00. |
| 77277 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE RATTLE c. 1890 composed of a cylindrical aluminum can wrapped with hide and decorated with sinew sewn and lane-stitched beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, mounted on a wood handle with coiled beadwork and quillwork, a triangular tab pendant suspended from the base, trimmed with beadwork, hide fringe and metal cones inserted with horsehair Length: 40 inches overall Sold for: $5,078.75. |
| 77278 | A SIOUX BEADED HIDE RATTLE c. 1890 composed of a cylindrical aluminum can wrapped with hide and decorated with sinew sewn and lane-stitched beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, mounted on a tapering wood handle with coiled beadwork, a triangular tab pendant suspended from the base, trimmed with hide fringe and basket beads Length: 43 inches overall Sold for: $3,883.75. |
| 77279 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE JACKET c. 1890 painted overall with yellow ochre and decorated on the front with two pairs of mounted warriors, each wearing an eagle feather bonnet and traditional garb, the reverse with three mounted pairs, similarly adorned, trimmed with hair locks and hide fringe overall Provenance: A Private Deadwood, SD Collection Length: 33 inches Not Sold. |
| 77280 | A SIOUX PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE JACKET c. 1890 sinew sewn in various shades of glass seed beads, decorated on the front with a pair of mounted warriors, each wearing an eagle feather bonnet, similar standing warriors on the sleeves and on the back Length: 30 ½ inches Sold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77281 | A PAIR OF PLAINS WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE BOOT MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn and lane-stitched in red, yellow, and two shades of blue beads against a white beaded ground, with geometric elements on the vamp, around the foot and on the leg, rawhide soles Heights: 17 ½ inches eachNot Sold. |
| 77282 | A SIOUX WOOD BALL HEAD CLUB c. pre-1870 carved of ash, decorated on the spine with brass tacks, the openwork shoulder surmounted by a round head with hand-forged iron spike Length: 27 inches Not Sold. |
| 77283 | A SIOUX PAINTED HIDE ROBE c. 1870 with a feathered circle design, painted in red, blue and yellow pigments, with incised outlining Occasionally described as a "sunburst pattern" this design was popular with the tribes of the Upper Missouri River. "The characteristic feature of this pattern is the presence of concentric circles of feather elements radiating from the center of the hide. These feather elements are made up of two isosceles triangles with narrow bases and elongated sides, placed with their bases parallel. Usually the bases are separated by a small rectangle. The two triangles are invariably of different colors, and the rectangle, when it is used, is of still a third color," Ewers, John, Plains Indian Painting, Stanford U. Press, Stanford, 1939, p. 11. For a similar example, see: Horse Capture, George P., Robes of Splendor, The New Press, NY, 1993, pp. 94 - 97. Provenance: Collected by Private M. Feaster, Company E, 7th U. S. Cavalry at the Battle of Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890. The Feaster family donated the robe to the Pennsylvania Vencibles Museum in Philadelphia around the turn of the 20th century. This robe was later deaccessioned from their collections. Dimensions: 91 x 87 inches Sold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77284 | A PAIR OF BLACKFEET MAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1875 each painted with black horizontal bars and overlaid with a wide buffalo hide strip, sinew sewn and flat-stitched, with a bold design in two shades of blue beads, trimmed with ermine fur tubes This bold two-color design is reminiscent of examples from the pony bead era. Lengths: 30 inches eachSold for: $7,767.50. |
| 77285 | A PAIR OF ASSINIBOINE WOMAN'S BEADED CLOTH LEGGINGS c. 1890 composed of navy blue wool trade cloth, with broad panels of canvas decorated with geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads Lengths: 21 inches each Sold for: $956.00. |
| 77286 | A GROS VENTRE/ASSINIBOINE MAN'S BEADED HIDE AND CLOTH SHIRT c. 1890 composed of navy blue wool trade cloth, overlaid over the shoulders and down the sleeves with hide strips, decorated with diamond elements and small squares, stitched in the overlay technique in various shades of glass seed beads, the triangular bibs, each with a four pointed star in similar bead colors, trimmed with hide fringe and silk ribbon During the reservation era wool cloth occasionally served as a substitute for the traditional hide shirt body. Both navy blue and red wool cloth provided a dramatic background for the colorful beaded strips. These cloth shirts enjoyed some popularity on the Fort Belknap Reservation around the turn of the 20th century. They can be noted in a number of the photographs taken by Sumner Mattson at Fort Belknap in 1906, his negatives now at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Length: 64 inches across the armsSold for: $28,680.00. |
| 77287 | A BLACKFEET BEADED HIDE GUN CASE c.1910 decorated on each end with hourglass motifs stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, long hide fringe, with old tag attached, inscribed Cobb 355-16, Beaded Blackfeet Buckskin Gun Case from Cheif (sic) Bull Calf ...; a Winchester saddle ring carbide, decorated with brass tacks, enclosed; accompanied by two vintage photographs, one of Chief Bull Calf, and another, of the Blackfeet artist, Lone Wolf, each holding this gun case Length: 36 ½ inches Sold for: $17,925.00. |
| 77288 | A BLACKFEET BEADED HIDE DOUBLE SADDLE BAG c. 1890 each end overlaid with red and black wool trade cloth, decorated with abstract floral sprays in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, long hide fringe Floral beadwork designs were set against a red wool background to dramatic effect, for they covered large surfaces on Blackfeet horse regalia. For similar examples, see Walton, Ann, Ewers, John, and Hassrick, Royal, After the Buffalo Were Gone, Northwest Area Foundation, St. Paul, MN, 1985, pp. 219 - 220. Provenance: Collected from a Blackfeet man named Crow Chief in Helena, MT. Atlas Framing, Marty Ingham Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 54 ½ inches excluding fringeSold for: $7,648.00. |
| 77289 | A BLACKFEET WOOD TOBACCO CUTTING BOARD c. 1890 with red ochre pigment overall, decorated with brass tacks Length: 10 ½ inchesSold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77290 | A PAIR OF BLACKFEET BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 sinew sewn, each overlaid on the vamp with a panel of green wool cloth and decorated with checkered and solid bands in various shades of glass seed beads, soft soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches eachNot Sold. |
| 77291 | A BLACKFEET BEADED CLOTH DRESS c. 1900 decorated across the yoke with bands of beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with bead and cowrie shell fringe, silk ribbon on the hem Cotton cloth dresses became increasingly popular around the turn of the 20th century. This may have been due to a scarcity of suitable hides. More likely, the cloth dress provided greater comfort on hot summer days. A survey of historic photographs from the early 20th century attests to the popularity of cloth dresses amongst the Blackfeet and other Northern Plains tribes. Length: 45 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77292 | A BLACKFEET PAINTED PARFLECHE CASE c. 1880 the square shape decorated on the front with a geometric design painted in blue, yellow, green and red, the triangular overflap with a concentric diamond Length: 10 ½ inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77293 | A BLACKFEET BEADED CANVAS BLANKET STRIP c. 1890 composed of four circular medallions alternating with rectangular panels, flat-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, with alternating geometric motifs Length: 58 ¼ inchesSold for: $2,629.00. |
| 77294 | A CROW BEADED CLOTH MODEL CRADLEBOARD c. 1900 composed of muslin with applied beaded hide panels, each with triangular motifs, hide ties, accompanied by a tag inscribed, This miniature Gros Ventre baby cradle board was made on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation at Harlem, MT. Origin or artist is unknown. The board was passed along to Robert James Gwaltney, Jr. at the time of the death of his mother Lulu (Lou) Frances Granger Gwaltney. The cradle board was kept inside the tobacco pouch where it had been for as long as memory serves. Robert James Gwaltney, Jr. Length: 15 ½ inches Sold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77295 | A SHOSHONI BEADED HIDE NECKLACE c. 1890 composed of four hide strips, coiled with glass seed beads in various shades, with a large circular abalone shell pendant Length: 32 1/2 inchesNot Sold. |
| 77297 | A CROW BEADED HIDE FOREHEAD ORNAMENT c. 1890 of classic "keyhole" design, stitched with sinew in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with red-dyed horsehair Length: 14 inchesSold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77298 | A CROW BEADED HIDE HEADSTALL c. 1890 composed of rawhide strips, painted with red pigment, and decorated with classic Crow elements, stitched with sinew in various shades of glass seed beads, Spanish bit suspended below Provenance: Collected in the mercantile store in Wyola, MT (Crow Reservation) in the early 1900s. Length: 30 inches excluding attachmentsSold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77299 | A CROW WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE PARADE SADDLE c. 1890 the openwork wood frame with flaring base and high pommels, sheathed in red-pigmented rawhide, overlaid with tanned hide, the beaded hide panels, with classic Crow geometric elements, in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, with similarly decorated stirrups suspended below Length: 14 ½ inches Sold for: $13,145.00. |
| 77300 | A CROW BEADED BUFFALO HIDE GUN CASE c. 1875 sinew sewn, each end overlaid with red wool trade cloth and decorated with geometric motifs in classic bead colors, long hide fringe Length: 44 ¼ inches excluding fringe Sold for: $19,120.00. |
| 77301 | A CROW WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE PARADE SADDLE c. 1900 composed of an openwork frame with flaring base and high circular pommels, one pommel flap with beaded geometric design, the other with a floral design, a saddle cinch and a pair of wood stirrups suspended below, the stirrup flaps decorated with applied red trade wool and geometric beadwork in various shades of glass seed beads Towards the end of the 19th c. Crow women began experimenting with floral designs. This saddle illustrates the changing dynamics of Crow art during this time period. The stirrup flaps are beaded in typical fashion with geometric designs and white outlining. The red wool cloth is used as a design accent and to fill in background. This lot is accompanied by a book in which Pretty Striped Snake is illustrated: Fred E. Miller: Photographer of the Crows, U. of Montana, Carnan VideFilm, Inc., 1984, plates 16 and 35. Provenance: Pretty Striped Snake, wife of Bull Don't Fall Down, Crow Indian Reservation, MT Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 22 ½ inches Sold for: $9,560.00. |
| 77302 | A NEZ PERCE BEADED BUFFALO HIDE BANDOLIER STRAP c. 1880 sinew sewn, with typical design in yellow, white, red and two shades of blue beads, trimmed with red and navy blue wool trade cloth; together with an otter fur quiver with similar beadwork and bow and arrows enclosed Provenance: The Martin Collection, Yakima, WA The Don Diesnner Collection, Yakima, WA Length: 36 ½ inches Sold for: $5,975.00. |
| 77303 | A CROW BEADED BUFFALO HIDE SADDLE BLANKET c. 1890 constructed of buffalo hide and canvas, overlaid with narrow panels of black and red wool trade cloth, with linear elements stitched in various shades of glass seed beads, a pair of tabs attached with striped design and hide fringe Provenance: Pretty Striped Snake, wife of Bull Don't Fall Down Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 64 inchesSold for: $2,868.00. |
| 77304 | A CROW BEADED HIDE AND LEATHER CRUPPER c. 1890 constructed in two panels, decorated with sinew sewn beadwork in classic colors, trimmed with a pair of rawhide pendants, each with metal rattlers attached, long hide fringe Provenance: Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 32 ¾ inches excluding fringe Sold for: $11,950.00. |
| 77305 | A CROW BEADED HIDE MIRROR BAG c. 1910 the rectangular panel stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, one side decorated with a pair of hourglass motifs enclosing crosses, the other side with a pair of diamonds enclosing rectangular elements, a panel of wool-wrapped hide suspended below, handle at top with bifurcated tabs and beaded geometric designs Provenance: Bernard Thomas, Sheridan, WY Length: 29 inches overall Sold for: $5,975.00. |
| 77306 | A CROW BEADED HIDE MIRROR BAG c. 1928 thread sewn in overlay stitch with numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, one side decorated with the initials JSE and the date 1928 flanking a central mirror inset into a diamond-shaped frame, the other side with floral elements, similar decoration on the carrying strap, hide fringe Provenance: John Smart Enemy, Pryor, MT Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 26 inches overallSold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77307 | A CROW WOMAN'S BEADED ELK HIDE COURTING ROBE LIZZIE SHANE YELLOWTAIL (1864 - 1968) c. 1910 decorated with a striped pattern incorporating three bands of geometric motifs in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with beaded tassels terminating in hawk bells For further discussion, see: Merrit, Ann S., "Women's Beaded Robes: Artistic Reflections of the Crow World" in Powell, Father Peter J. (ed.), To Honor the Crow People, Foundation for the Preservation of American Indian Art and Culture, Inc. Chicago, 1988, pp. 41- 47. Dimensions: 62 x 52 inches Sold for: $5,377.50. |
| 77308 | A CROW MAN'S HAIR EXTENSION c. 1885 attached to a fringed hide strip decorated with red ochre pigment, the long hair with applied red daubs and wrapped with red wool trade cloth These hair ornaments were worn by men, hanging over their neck and down the back. The individual strands of matted hair were held together by daubs of pine pitch and/or white clay with vermillion added to give the red color. The strands were then strung together at the top and attached to a hide band. For a related example, see: Bates, Craig, Bonnie Kahn and Benson Lanford, The Cheyenne/Arapaho Ledger Book from the Pamplin Collection, Dr. Robert Pamplin, Jr, publisher, 2003, fig. 29, p. 187, and plate ST, p. 242, for a pictographic drawing showing a Cheyenne warrior attacking a Crow who is wearing a hair extension. Edward S. Curtis photographed three Crow Indians on horseback wearing these ornaments. See: The North American Indian, vol. 4, plate 136, (Black Canyon). The caption states, "The picture illustrates the Apsaroke custom of wearing at the back of the head a band from which fall numerous strands of false hair ornamented at regular intervals with pellets of bright-colored gum." Length: 37 inches Sold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77309 | A CROW HORSEHAIR ROPE c. 1910 braided, the grip with panels of red and navy blue wool trade cloth, trimmed with white glass seed beads This lot is accompanied by a book in which Pretty Striped Snake is illustrated: Fred E. Miller: Photographer of the Crows, U. of Montana, Carnan VideFilm, Inc., 1984, plates 16 and 35. Provenance: Pretty Striped Snake, wife of Bull Don't Fall Down, Crow Indian Reservation, MT Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 12 feet, 9 inches Sold for: $806.63. |
| 77310 | A PAIR OF CROW BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 of one-piece side seam construction, sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a pair of horizontal bands, and with typical bands partially encircling the foot, soft soles The side seam tailoring is atypical of Crow moccasins from this time period and might suggest a Plateau attribution. However, the distinctive Crow design scheme and color choices argue for the latter. Provenance: Collected in the early 1900s by A. C. Flegal in Old Miles Town, Miles Town, MT Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Lengths: 10 inches each Sold for: $4,780.00. |
| 77311 | A PAIR OF CROW BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1915 thread sewn in overlay stitch with numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, each decorated on the vamp with a floral and foliate element, soft soles Floral designs became quite popular with Crow bead workers in the early 20th century as fashion and taste changed. Lengths: 9 inches each Sold for: $956.00. |
| 77312 | A CROW BEADED HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1875 composed of buffalo hide, the front decorated with narrow beaded bands in white-heart red, pink, yellow, green and three shades of blue beads, trimmed with metal cones and a pair of rawhide dangles Provenance: Bob Coranato, Huelett, WY Raunig Art Enterprises, Denver, CO Length: 12 ½ inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77313 | A CROW BEADED LEATHER BELT c. 1880 beaded along its length with geometric elements in various shades of glass seed beads, metal buckle Length: 64 ¼ inches Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77314 | A CROW BEADED BUFFALO HIDE TIPI BAG c. 1880 sinew sewn, decorated across the front with horizontal stripes in red, green, white and two shades of blue beads against a hide ground, triangular pendants attached at bottom corners, remnants of red wool trade cloth on each side Provenance: The Martin Collection, Yakima, WA The Don Diesnner Collection, Yakima, WA Length: 13 ¾ inchesSold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77315 | A PAIR OF CROW BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1880 each decorated with red ochre pigment, and on the vamp with a concentric U-shaped device in various shades of glass seed beads, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 inches each Sold for: $1,015.75. |
| 77316 | A PAIR OF CROW BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a central U-shaped device and radiating floral motifs in various shades of glass seed beads, rawhide soles; accompanied by an old tag, inscribed Moccasins made by the Gros Ventges (sic), North Dakota Indians, CBM Lengths: 9 ½ inches each Not Sold. |
| 77317 | A PAIR OF CROW BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1885 sinew sewn, each decorated on the vamp with a concentric U-shaped device in various shades of glass seed beads against a hide ground, rawhide soles Lengths: 10 ½ inches each Not Sold. |
| 77318 | A CROW MAN'S BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE COAT c. 1890 decorated on both sides with highly stylized floral elements, stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads against a hide ground, hide fringe overall This coat appears in a number of photographs by Fred E. Miller taken at Crow Agency, Montana at the turn of the century. Chief Old Dog, Chief Crooked Arm, Fire Bear, and Come Up Red are all photographed wearing this coat. It is unlikely that the coat was a studio prop since the vast majority of Miller's photographs were taken in the field. Rather it is likely it was passed from person to person while they posed for Miller in front of his stationary camera with its glass plate negatives. The actual owner of the jacket is not known. See: O'Connor, Nancy Fields, Fred E. Miller, Photographer of the Crows, U. of Montana and Carnan Vid Film, Inc., 1985, figures 16 and 17, page 17, plates 25 and 27. This lot is accompanied by a book: Fred E. Miller: Photographer of the Crows, U. of Montana, Carnan VideFilm, Inc., 1984. Provenance: Artist Tom Waugh, Huelett, WY Length: 37 inches Sold for: $4,481.25. |
| 77319 | A PLATEAU PAINTED PARFLECHE BERRY BASKET c. 1890 a small cylindrical container, painted with bold designs in red, green and blue pigments Height: 6 1/2 inchesSold for: $537.75. |
| 77320 | A CROW BEADED HIDE WHETSTONE CASE c. 1875 painted overall with yellow ochre pigment, decorated with diagonal bands, stitched in red, yellow, and blue beads, porcupine quill-wrapped fringe at bottom; whetstone enclosed Length: 7 1/2 inchesl (excluding fringe)Sold for: $836.50. |
| 77321 | A PLATEAU PAINTED AND FRINGED PARFLECHE CASE c.1890 painted on the front with geometric forms in yellow, red, green and outline blue, trimmed with long hide fringe Painted parfleche designs and color concepts had a direct influence upon Crow beadwork. For further discussion, see Lanford, Benson, "Parfleche and Crow Beadwork Designs" in American Indian Art Magazine, Winter, 1980, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 32 - 38. Provenance: Lee and Lois Minor, Yakima, WA Length: 40 inches overallSold for: $4,182.50. |
| 77322 | A CROW CARVED WOOD DIGGING STICK c. 1890 with a lightning bolt pattern along the length , centering a bird carved in high relief Length: 34 ¼ inches Sold for: $956.00. |
| 77323 | A MATCHING PAIR OF CROW PAINTED PARFLECHE CASES c. 1890 the top flaps with a bold geometric pattern painted in green, red, and outline blue, hide ties These cases are tied as they might be secured when moving camp. Provenance: Elizabeth Smart Enemy, Pryor, MT Length: 22 ½ inches each Sold for: $3,585.00. |
| 77324 | A PAIR OF PLATEAU BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 sinew sewn, each with an abstract design on the vamp in various shades of glass seed beads against the hide ground, buffalo rawhide soles with red and black pigments on the interior Lengths: 10 ¾ inches eachSold for: $764.80. |
| 77325 | A PAIR OF PLATEAU BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 of one piece, side seam construction, each decorated on the vamp with a large-scale floral device in various shades of glass seed beads Lengths: 9 inches each Sold for: $358.50. |
| 77326 | A SHOSHONE PICTORIAL PAINTED ELK HIDE ROBE ATTRIBUTED TO CADZI CODY (1866 - 1912) c. 1890 rendered in numerous colored pigments, with a United States flag serving as a central pole, surrounded by dancers and drummers wearing eagle feather bonnets, hair roaches, loop necklaces, bone breast plates, otter fur and mirror necklaces and feather bustles, tipis on the periphery "Relatively unknown to his contemporaries, Cadzi Cody probably produced more hide paintings than any other Plains Indian artist. As with other Wind River (Wyoming) Shoshone artists, the major subject of Cadzi Cody's hide paintings was the wolf dance, which was popular on the Wind River Reservation during this time," Maurer, Evan M., Visions of the People: A Pictorial History of Plains Indian Life, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1992, p. 252. Provenance: Sotheby's May 26, 1999, lot 537 Dimensions: 79 x 67 inches Sold for: $26,290.00. |
| 77327 | A YAKIMA BEADED CLOTH MIRROR BAG c. 1915 the rectangular panel stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, one side decorated with a pair of banded diamonds, the other side with a rectangular element, trimmed with hide fringe and ermine skin handle, mirror enclosed; accompanied by a large framed photograph of this lot in the hands of Phillip Bill as he poses with Eliza Bill, before a tent at a Pendleton Roundup Provenance: Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Length: 27 inches overall Not Sold. |
| 77328 | A PLATEAU PICTORIAL BEADED HIDE BELT POUCH c. 1910 flat-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, decorated on the front with a leaping elk, the reverse with a howling wolf, a panel of fringe composed of fine tubular beads suspended along the bottom Length: 9 inches overall Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77329 | A YAKIMA BEADED HIDE CRADLEBOARD c. 1890 composed of a wood backboard, covered in hide, with red and navy blue trade wool on the head, decorated with floral elements on the bow, flat-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads Provenance: Acquired by Gary Lickel from Elsie Pistol Head, Yakima. Length: 41 1/2 inchesSold for: $8,365.00. |
| 77330 | A PLATEAU BEADED HIDE CRADLEBOARD c. 1890 composed of a wood backboard, covered in hide, with red trade wool on the head, the bow with floral design, flat-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads Length: 40 inchesSold for: $4,481.25. |
| 77331 | A PLATEAU BEADED CANVAS FLAT BAG c .1910 one side decorated with geometric motifs flat-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, thick hide fringe with pigments suspended below Length: 20 ¾ inches including fringeNot Sold. |
| 77332 | A PLATEAU CORNHUSK FLAT BAG c. 1900 each side decorated with various vibrant shades of wool, one side with a central serrated diamond enclosing a floral element, the other with four red flowers Length: 10 ¼ inches Not Sold. |
| 77333 | A WISHRAM WOMAN'S HEADDRESS c. 1890 composed of five panels of glass beads and dentalium shells strung horizontally between hide strips, trimmed with U.S. and Chinese coins, brass beads, and abalone shell Length: 22 ½ inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77334 | A PAIR OF PLATEAU BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 of one-piece side seam construction, each decorated on the vamp with banded pattern in green, red, and two shades of blue beads, the cuffs with green pigment, trimmed with blue calico cotton cloth and red trade wool, buffalo hide tongues, soft soles Provenance: Tom Waugh, Hulett, WY Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Lengths: 10 ½ inches eachSold for: $1,792.50. |
| 77335 | A WASCO/WISHRAM CARVED WOOD MORTAR c. 1850 with flat circular base, flaring walls and a pair of squared notched handles on the rim This mortar is typical of those produced on the lower Columbia River. For similar examples, see: Mercer, Bill, People of the River: Native Arts of the Oregon Territory, Portland Art Museum, Oregon and U. of Washington Press, Seattle, 2005, p. 60; and Conn, Richard, Native American Art in the Denver Art Museum, Denver Art Museum and U. of Washington Press. Seattle, 1979, p. 255. Height: 11 ¾ inches Sold for: $1,553.50. |
| 77336 | A WASCO TWINED SALLY BAG c. 1890 woven of typical materials, decorated with paired human figures and birds with outstretched wings Height: 7 1/2 inchesSold for: $3,346.00. |
| 77337 | A PLATEAU BEADED LEATHER SHOT POUCH c. 1890 the overflap with contour beaded floral element in various shades of glass seed beads against a blue beaded ground Length: 10 inches excluding strap Sold for: $2,031.50. |
| 77338 | A PLATEAU BEADED CLOTH FLAT BAG c. 1890 flat-stitched in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, decorated on the front with a Plateau couple dressed in native attire, hide handles Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches Sold for: $9,560.00. |
| 77339 | A PLATEAU GIRL'S BEADED HIDE FLAT BAG c. 1890 flat-stitched in red, yellow, pink and four shades of blue beads, with a central floral motif, hide handles Length: 6 ¼ inches excluding handles Not Sold. |
| 77340 | A UMATILLA BEADED MODEL CRADLEBOARD AND A KIOWA BEADED MODEL CRADLEBOARD c. 1885 - 1890 the Umatilla, mounted on a notched wood board, the body and hood contour beaded in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, the face guard with coiled beadwork in similar colors, trimmed with dentalium; the Kiowa, mounted on a pair of yellow-pigmented wood slats, the body with geometric motifs in various shades of opaque and translucent beads Lengths: Umatilla, 13 inches; Kiowa, 9 inches Sold for: $3,346.00. |
| 77341 | TWO PLATEAU BEADED HIDE MODEL CRADLEBOARDS c. 1890 each decorated with floral elements in various shades of opaque and translucent beads Lengths: 15 ½ and 10 ¾ inchesSold for: $1,553.50. |
| 77342 | A UMATILLA BEADED CLOTH MODEL CRADLE c. 1890 composed of woven wool blanket decorated with beaded circular elements, enclosing doll with beaded facial features and horsehair coiffure, mounted on a wood board Length: 13 inches Sold for: $2,629.00. |
| 77343 | A BLACKFEET WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE POUCH AND PIPE c. 1920 stitched with a stylized floral design in various shades of glass seed beads against the hide ground, beaded fringe; a small wood and blackstone pipe enclosed Length: 7 1/4 inches excluding fringeSold for: $537.75. |
| 77344 | A SHOSHONI BEADED HIDE POUCH c. 1890 spot-stitched in various shades of glass seed beads against a hide ground, the front with an abstract floral design, hide ties Length: 7 ½ inchesSold for: $358.50. |
| 77345 | A PLATEAU GIRL'S CORNHUSK BAG c. 1910 decorated with green, pink, red, and black wool yarn, one side with a pair of eight-point stars, the other with a pair of serrated diamonds, hide handles Provenance: Mary La Forge, great-grand-daughter of Mitch Boyer, who was a scout for General George Custer. Length: 5 inches excluding handles Sold for: $358.50. |
| 77346 | A PLATEAU BEADED CLOTH MIRROR BAG c. 1910 thread-sewn in an overlay stitch, each side decorated with bold geometric elements in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with hide fringe, the attached carrying strap with red wool trade cloth and bands of beadwork, metal thimbles Provenance: A Private Orafino, ID Collection Length: 31 inchesSold for: $2,390.00. |
| 77347 | A NEZ PERCE CORNHUSK AND HIDE TOBACCO BAG c. 1890 the central panel decorated with dyed cornhusk and wool, each side with large-scale stepped elements, a panel of fringe with tubular beads suspended below Length: 27 inches overall Not Sold. |
| 77348 | AN ATHABASKAN BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE GUN CASE c. 1880 sinew sewn, each end with panels of red wool trade cloth decorated with scrolling floral elements in various shades of glass seed beads, trimmed with bead and wool yarn tassels For a similar example collected between 1894 and 1901 on the Upper Yukon River, see: Duncan, Kate, Northern Athabaskan Art, U. of Washington Press, 1989, color plate 30. Length: 62 inches Sold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77349 | A PAIR OF ATHABASKAN WOMAN'S BEADED HIDE LEGGINGS c. 1890 each overlaid with a panel of black wool cloth and decorated with floral elements in numerous shades of opaque and translucent beads, trimmed with hide fringe and multicolored wool pompoms Lengths: 14 inches each Sold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77350 | A CREE HIDE UTILITY BAG c. 1870 composed of hide panels stitched together with sinew and incorporating dew claws, hide panel at top for drawstring closure For a similar example, see Walton, Ann, John Ewers, and Royal Hassrick, After the Buffalo Were Gone, Northwest Area Foundation, St. Paul, MN, 1985, p. 209. Provenance: Custer Battlefield Trading Post, Crow Agency, MT Height: 22 inches Not Sold. |
| 77351 | AN OSAGE LOOM-BEADED SASH c. 1890 loom-woven with red wool yarn warps, decorated with a geometric and leaf pattern in various shades of glass seed beads, red and green wool yarn fringe Osage bead workers preferred a relatively spare design field and frequently used red yarn warps for the subtle shading effect it produced. See Bailey, Garrick, and Swan, Daniel, Art of the Osage, St. Louis Art Museum and U. of Washington Press, 2004, pp. 156, 183, and 184. Length: 25 ½ inches overallSold for: $478.00. |
| 77352 | A PAIR OF OSAGE PAINTED HIDE DOLLS c. pre-1940 each with painted facial features and fine cotton coiffure, wearing cotton and wool clothing and beaded hide moccasins, made by Mrs. Coffee Long, Pawhuska, OK Heights: 10 inches each Sold for: $956.00. |
| 77353 | AN OSAGE YARN AND BEAD SASH c. 1890 possibly a head wrap, finger woven in green, red, black, and blue wool yarn, with white bead outlining. Length: 69 ½ inches overall Sold for: $956.00. |
| 77354 | A PAIR OF DELAWARE BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1890 of one piece front seam construction, each decorated on the vamp with a central element composed of concentric bands in red, white and two shades of blue beads, the cuffs with red and blue silk ribbon, edged in white seed beads Lengths: 9 inches eachSold for: $956.00. |
| 77355 | AN ASSUMPTION SASH c. 1860 finger-woven in two panels, with serrated pattern in various shades of wool Sashes of this type were produced by French Canadian women in and around L'Assumption County in the province of Quebec, first for the Northwest Company and later for the Hudson Bay Company, and became an important article of barter throughout the Great Lakes region. The sashes were widely used by Canadian fur traders and voyagers. This example is notable for its tight weave, fine condition, and bright colors. Length: 53 inches overall Not Sold. |
| 77356 | AN OJIBWA SHAMAN'S RITUAL MATERIAL c. 1880 consisting of ceremonial regalia and associated artifacts, including a hand drum, several rattles, pipes, charms, herbal medicines, weasel skins, and a series of native pen drawings This collection was acquired in the 1920s by Alfred A. Allorecht from Johnny Martin at the Plains Ojibwa community of Swan Lake in southern Manitoba. This was during a period when the Canadian government suppressed native religious ceremonials, and when many elderly Indians discarded their ceremonial regalia. This collection consists of at least two groups of objects, each associated with a different religious cult. The heavily fringed costume and the mask with its long crooked nose is the typical outfit of a Windigokan, aka Cannibal, Clown, or Fools dancer. The Windigokanek was a society of masked dancers who represented cannibalistic ice giants, believed to live in the far north, and prominent in Plains Ojibwa folklore. The leaders of this cult were people who had dreamed of these giants or of thunderbirds, the latter referred to by the large crooked nose of their masks. By means of their dance this cult group was believed to exorcise the demons of disease, who used to invade the Indian camps in wintertime. The Windigokan also used their herbal medicines in curing sick people. The many small moccasins attached to this particular costume may refer to success in curing children. This costume, made of tanned and smoked hide, may pre-date the late nineteenth century, since when Windigokan costumes were commonly made of old pieces of canvas. Part of this group of objects is an additional long-nosed mask made of canvas, the drum with its cloth cover, the bulbous rattles, and perhaps some of the herbal medicines. The second group of artifacts consists of some beadwork decorated charms or scapulars, the weasel skins, pipes, a pouch filled with sticks, a roll of birchbark, the flat circular rattle, and perhaps the roots. These objects were associated with the Metawin (Midewiwin) or Grand Medicine Lodge, the most important religious institution of the Ojibwa, with branches or "lodges" from Wisconsin westwards as far as Saskatchewan. This organization instructed its members in herbal and shamanistic knowledge, used in the securing of a healthy life. The Plains Ojibwa ascribed the origin of theMetawin to Nanapus a legendary culture hero who interceded between human beings and the spirits. The organization consisted of four degrees, each with increasing levels of esoteric knowledge transmitted to its members. The beadworked black cloth panels in this collection have small pockets at the back, each containing a small cowrie shell, and each shell referring to magical power transferred to the owner during the rituals of this society. These scapulars were worn on the breast by the initiated members. On one of these scapulars a human figure is pictured with its elbows and knees indicated. This is the scapular of a Metawin member of the second degree, on account of having had magic shells placed on his joints, thereby giving him clairvoyance in hunting. The beadwork on the large scapular pictures the spirits of bear and underwater monster, two of the most important manitos in the Metawin rituals. The two thunderbirds pictured on the strap most probably indicate that the owner of this scapular in his dreams had been adopted by a married couple of thunderbirds. Provenance: Acquired from Johnny Martin by Alfred A. Allorecht at Swan Lake, Manitoba in the 1920s. Arnold Alderman Collection, Hamden, Connecticut. References: Howard, James H. The Plains Ojibwa or Bungi. Vermillion: South Dakota Museum, University of South Dakota, 1965. Skinner, Alanson. "Political Organization, Cults, and Ceremonies of the Plains Ojibway and Plains Cree Indians." Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History Volume XI. New York, 1914. Ted Brasser Peterborough, Ontario June, 2006 Sold for: $21,900.00. |
| 77357 | AN OJIBWA MAN'S BEADED HIDE SHIRT c. 1890 decorated on the front and back with scrolling floral elements in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, trimmed with red wool trade cloth and hide fringe Length: 33 inchesSold for: $1,434.00. |
| 77358 | A PAIR OF CHIPPEWA BEADED HIDE MOCCASINS c. 1900 of one-piece front seam construction, each overlaid on the vamp with black velveteen, decorated with floral sprays in various shades of glass seed beads, cuffs with similar decoration Lengths: 11 ½ inches eachSold for: $478.00. |
| 77359 | A GREAT LAKES BEADED HIDE MODEL CRADLE c. 1910 with floral beadwork, mounted on a wood frame with heart cut-out Height: 7 ¾ inches Sold for: $1,553.50. |
| 77360 | A POTAWATOMI LOOM-BEADED SASH c. 1890 loom-woven with a leaf pattern in various shades of glass seed beads against a white beaded ground, each end with braided wool yarn fringe terminating in pom-poms Length: 77 inches overall Sold for: $567.63. |
| 77361 | A POTAWATOMI/MENOMENI LOOM-BEADED SASH c. 1890 loom-woven with a repetitive pattern of circular floral motifs in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, each end with braided red wool yarn fringe Length: 69 inches overall Not Sold. |
| 77362 | A GREAT LAKES BEADED NECKLACE c. 1890 composed of five strands of variously colored glass beads, with green silk ribbon attached Length: 19 inchesSold for: $286.80. |
| 77363 | A CHIPPEWA BEADED BANDOLIER BAG c. 1900 with broad shoulder strap and pocketed pouch, decorated with floral and foliate designs in various shades of glass seed beads, backed with red cotton cloth Length: 34 inches Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77364 | A GREAT LAKES QUILLED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH c. 1780 composed of black-dyed buckskin, decorated with dyed porcupine quills in four different techniques, trimmed with metal cones Length: 11 ½ inches Sold for: $4,481.25. |
| 77365 | A WESTERN GREAT LAKES/EASTERN PLAINS BEAR CLAW NECKLACE c. 1860 composed of 21 claws attached to a panel of red wool trade cloth, edged with calico cloth and yellow silk ribbon Length: 32 1/2 inches Sold for: $5,676.25. |
| 77366 | A EASTERN WOODLANDS BURL WOOD BOWL c. 1840 carved of black (?) ash, the oval form with thin walls and a semi-circular opening on one end, deep brown patina Diameter: 15 ½ inches Sold for: $3,883.75. |
| 77367 | AN EASTERN WOODLANDS TOMAHAWK BLADE c. 1800 the hand-forged iron blade preserving a fragmentary wood shaft Length: 8 ¼ inches Sold for: $179.25. |
| 77368 | SITTING BULL (Tatanka Iyotake), HUNKPAPA LAKOTA c. 1882 Albumen cabinet card, with imprint of Bailey, Dix & Mead, Fort Randall, D.T. The photograph is actually by William R. Cross, Yankton, D.T., as part of a series of 24 images made at the prisoner-of-war camp near Fort Randall where Sitting Bull and some of his followers were held, 1881-1883, after their return from a five-year exile in Canada following the Battle of Little Bighorn. Cross issued these photographs for a brief time on his own mounts, but soon sold the negatives to a consortium of traders at Fort Randall, who marketed the series in the eastern United States. This card, which is only the second formal portrait made of Sitting Bull, is in immaculate condition, with a facsimile autograph of the chief added below the image. Sitting Bull is dressed plainly in a white cotton shirt, with a wool blanket wrapped around his waist. His braided hair is wrapped with strips of cloth. A pipe is grasped in his left hand. The beaded tobacco bag is of the type with triangular flaps at the bottom, the badge of office of a Wakiconza or Band Chief. The photographer's caption, verso, describes Sitting Bull as 43 years of age, 200 pounds and five feet nine inches tall. Dimensions: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inchesSold for: $1,314.50. |
| 77369 | SITTING BULL (Tatanka Iyotake), HUNKPAPA LAKOTA c. 1886 Silver gelatin photograph, mounted on board. Image stamped lower left "Copyright by D.F. Barry." "Sitting Bull" stamped on lower edge of matte. Barry's blind stamp at lower left of matte. Some rubbing and chipping at corners of large mount. Image is sharp. This portrait probably was made in the O.S. Goff studio, Fort Custer, M.T., where Barry was the manager, when Sitting Bull and other Hunkpapa visited their former Crow enemies in 1886. Compare Denver Public Library, Neg. No. B-75, the full studio pose from which this image has been cropped. The chief wears a magnificent headdress of golden eagle feathers. Alternating panels of the feathers have been dyed red. The cap is covered with strips of ermine fur. A stone-headed war club is held in Sitting Bull's left hand. A rectangular, beaded knife case hangs from his belt. Dimensions: 3 x 7 inchesSold for: $1,015.75. |
| 77370 | FOUR FLATHEAD (SALISH) MEN c. 1895 Silver gelatin print, mounted on board. Photographer unknown, but possibly Edward H. Boos who made many Flathead portraits in this period. Four pin holes at top and bottom of mount, not affecting image. The man second from left is Chief Red Owl, called Louison, a distinguished warrior later photographed by Edward S. Curtis (compare his North American Indian, Vol. 7: facing page 52). Dimensions: 4 ½ x 4 ½ inchesSold for: $358.50. |
| 77371 | TWO PROMINENT SURVIVORS OF THE CUSTER BATTLE c. 1920 Two silver gelatin prints, each mounted in presentation folder with "Compliments of Dr. W.A. Russell, Hardin, Montana" printed on the back. Photographer unidentified, but probably Dr. Thomas B. Marquis who also lived in Hardin and extensively photographed the nearby Crow and Cheyenne, many of whom were his patients. (1) "White Man Runs Him (Maschidit-kudush) a Crow Scout under Custer...66 Years Old, living near Lodge Grass, Montana." As White Man Runs Him was born c. 1854, the date of these photos is close to 1920. White Man Runs Him was married seven times, and had children with six of his wives. He was the last surviving member of the six Crow men who had scouted for George Custer in June, 1876. White Man Runs Him died in 1928, and is buried in the heroes' cemetery at Little Bighorn National Monument. In this portrait he wears an eagle feather headdress, leather shirt with strips of porcupine quillwork and leather gloves with beaded cuffs. In his right hand is carried his parade flag, painted with the figure of an eagle and bearing his name in English characters on the canton. (2) Brave Bear, Southern Cheyenne, "73 years old, now living at Thomas, Oklahoma." A member of the Dog Soldier Society who survived the U.S. Army attack at Summit Springs, Colorado, in July 1869, Brave Bear thereafter joined the Northern Cheyenne, among whom he married. He was in the great village of Cheyenne and allied Lakota on the Little Bighorn River, Montana, when it was attacked by the Seventh U. S. Cavalry under Lt. Col. George Custer, June 25, 1876. Brave Bear first helped to defend the Hunkpapa Lakota village attacked by the diversionary force under Major Marcus Reno. During this preliminary engagement Brave Bear dueled with the Crow scout White Swan and lanced him in the face while the Crow shot at him with a rifle. All Cheyennes considered that the bravest coup during the Reno engagement. When Custer's force attacked near the Cheyenne village, Brave Bear rode there to defend his family and crossed the river to repel the soldiers. He was active in the fighting at Calhoun Hill. When those soldiers were overrun and tried to escape to Last Stand Hill, Brave Bear encountered an officer on a sorrel horse--the only man still mounted--who tried to cover the retreat of his men. This officer shot a Lakota Shirt Wearer, and then a Cheyenne when they charged on him. Immediately afterward, Brave Bear shot him off his horse. From the circumstances, Brave Bear must have been the man who killed Captain Myles Keogh, and wounded his famous horse Comanche. In this photograph he is shown wearing an eagle feather headdress with long trailer, posed before the granite marker on Last Stand Hill where he had fought 45 years earlier. Brave Bear returned to the Southern Cheyenne in 1877, and lived the rest of his life in Oklahoma (see Cowdrey, Mike, Arrow's Elk Society Ledger: A Southern Cheyenne Record of the 1870s. Santa Fe: Morning Star Gallery, 1999: 162). Dimensions: 3 x 4 1/4 inches eachSold for: $956.00. |
| 77372 | SPOTTED TAIL (Sinte Gleska), BRULE LAKOTA HEAD CHIEF c. 1880 Original photo by John N. Choate, Carlisle, Penn. This pirated version cropped to half length by David F. Barry, with a double, blind stamp: "Barry" and "Copyright by D.F. Barry." Additional blind stamp on matte cardboard frame, in presentation folder. Doggerel newsprint clipping glued to inside cover of folder. Barry's garbled and largely apocryphal version of Spotted tail's amours, accompanied by two printed photos, is glued to the back of the folder. Spotted Tail was a far-sighted leader. To demonstrate his support for education, he sent an adult daughter, three of his sons, and several nieces and nephews to be among the first class of Indian students at the experimental Carlisle Indian School in Pensylvania. The following year, while traveling to Washington to meet with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Spotted Tail visited Carlisle to check on their progress. That was the occasion for this portrait. When he learned that the students had been abused, and were disheartened and homesick, he insisted on taking all of them home with him. The authorities, seeing a political disaster looming, tried to dissuade him, but Spotted Tail was adamant and succeeded in reclaiming his children. In the early autumn of 1881, Spotted Tail was assassinated at Rosebud Reservation, D.T., by Crow Dog, whom he had had removed from the Agency police force. The chief's grave, with impressive granite monument, still overlooks the small community of Rosebud, S.D. Dimensions: 6 x 8 inchesSold for: $478.00. |
| 77373 | PASS BY, MINICONJOU LAKOTA c. 1885 Albumen cabinet card. Photographer unknown. "Pass By" printed in negative at lower right. Crease at lower right corner does not affect image. Minor soiling to back of mount. Better known as Flying By (Kinyan Hiyaye--compare Denver Public Library, Neg. No. B-498), this man was the son of the famous Miniconjou chief Whistling Elk (Hehaka Ho Tanka), called Lame Deer, killed in a battle with U.S. troops in the spring of 1877. Flying By succeeded his father as a Miniconjou leader. Here, he is dressed for the Grass Dance. His necklace is a tanned otterskin with a longitudinal slit. The choker and bandolier are made of dentalium shells strung between leather spacers. The feathered object in his right hand is a dance bustle, which would be tied around the waist and hang behind. Flying By has a roach headdress made of porcupine and deer hair, accented with a golden eagle feather. The cluster of feathers hanging at his left shoulder is attached to the base of the roach headdress. As the man danced, this would trail and bob behind him. Dimensions: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inchesSold for: $310.70. |
| 77374 | OGLALA LAKOTA, PINE RIDGE, S.D., FOUR PHOTOS c. 1895 - 1908 (1) Unidentified Oglala Lakota Chief, c. 1895. Silver gelatin print mounted on board by Eason Brothers, Chadron, Nebraska. Ink inscription, verso: "Chief Little Wound---Sioux" is erroneous. Immaculate print showing this elderly Oglala leader wearing a headdress of feathers of golden eagle and red-tailed hawk, and buffalo horns. His leather jacket, probably painted with yellow-ocher, is embroidered with figures of eagles, stars and American flags. (2) Stinking Bear and Paints His Horse, 1896. Silver gelatin print, mounted on board. Photo not credited, but probably by John C. H. Grabill, Hot Springs, S.D. Caption printed in negative at lower left. Minor paper loss to back of board, not affecting the image. Both chiefs wear eagle feather headdresses and hold stone-headed war clubs. Paints His Horse carries a large, decorated pipe from which is suspended an ornate tobacco bag. He traveled widely with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, in Europe as well as the United States. (3) Low Cedar (Hante Kucela), 1908. Silver gelatin print, signed in the negative at lower left by J.A. Johnson. Low Cedar was a performer with the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill joint-production, which combined in 1908. Here at the age of fifteen or sixteen he wears a long breastplate of bone hairpipes over a beaded vest and cotton shirt. Four stripped quills tipped with eagle fluffs adorn his hair. A profile portrait, about the same time, is in Lot 77390. (4) Black Cloud, tribe unknown, probably northeastern, 1895. Silver gelatin print on board, with imprint of "J.F. Mc Carty, Greenville, Penna." Ink inscription, verso: "Black Cloud, 1895." Almost certainly a graduate of the Carlisle Indian School, Black Cloud is posed with his brass cornet. Dimensions: ranging from 4 x 5 ¾ inches to 7 x 9 inches Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77375 | A HANDSOME CAYUSE OR NEZ PERCE BOY c. 1898 Silver gelatin print mounted on board. The photographer's name (W.S.) "Bowman Photo" appears in pencil, verso. Bowman operated his studio in Pendleton, Oregon, during the 1890s. It was sold to Leander (Lee) Moorhouse about 1900, who thereafter issued some of Bowman's images as his own. In this evocative portrait the scion of a wealthy Plateau family is posed with the "crown" and "scepter" he was intended to inherit. His mother has lovingly combed and braided his hair. His father's headdress of ermine fur and golden eagle tail feathers is displayed atop a chair back. The long trailer, designed to be worn on horseback, extends into the foreground. The father's beaded belt lies on the floor with a beaded pouch bearing a four-point star symbolic of the Washat or Dreamer Religion. The father's coyote skin, emblematic of one who had been the scout for a war party, is displayed beside the headdress. The father's pipe-tomahawk, with a richly-beaded, triangular tab, is in the boy's hands. His life is laid out for him like a road map; except that his feet are shod in leather brogans, and must forever follow a road his fathers never knew. Dimensions: 4 x 5 1/4 inches Sold for: $233.03. |
| 77376 | CROW (Apsaalooke) INDIANS, WYOMING TERRITORY c. 1883 Albumen boudoir [?] card, with imprint of Dalgleish Bros., Georgetown, Colo. Stamped imprint, verso, probably of a distributor: "Kneisel & Anderson." Title lettered in negative at bottom of image. Minor water spotting along lower edge, and verso; upper left corner clipped, not affecting image. Otherwise a very fine, previously unknown, early group portrait. The locale probably is the 2nd Crow Agency, near present Absarokee, Montana, in Stillwater County. The stream in the background, then, would be Rosebud Creek (not to be confused with Rosebud River). Crow Agency was moved to its present location in Bighorn County, Montana, in 1883. Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 7 inchesSold for: $388.38. |
| 77377 | TAKING THE CENSUS AT STANDING ROCK, DAKOTA c. 1885 Albumen print on Imperial board mount, by David F. Barry, Fort Yates, D.T. Corners of mount are chipped and image is somewhat discolored. This is a previously unknown view of the event, slightly different than any of the four views in the David F. Barry Collection, Denver Public Library, Neg. Nos. B-744A, B-744B, B-745 & B-746. The Standing Rock Reservation did not yet exist in 1880, at the time of the national census. By 1885, as the large number of people in this frame suggests, it was important that there be an accurate count of those receiving rations, so that sufficient food and other materials could be supplied. Congress ordered a special census to be taken at Standing Rock, which Barry documented. Agent James McLaughlin is seated in the center, at the left front corner of the light-colored table. Dimension: 8 x 10 inches Sold for: $179.25. |
| 77378 | WHITE GHOST (Wanagi Ska), HEAD CHIEF OF THE LOWER YANKTONAIS SIOUX AT CROW CREEK RESERVATION, D.T. c. 1885 Albumen cabinet card, with imprint of Perry, Chamberlain, Dakota. Minor soiling along edges, with pin hole at upper center. Otherwise a fine image. In his left hand White Ghost holds a pipe and narrow wooden pipe tamper. In his right hand is a fan made of turkey tail feathers. An ornately beaded and quilled tobacco bag lies across his thighs. His wool cloth leggings are accented with strips of seed beadwork; and his moccasins are fully beaded. Dimensions: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inchesSold for: $507.88. |
| 77379 | AMERICAN HORSE (Tasunka Wasicu) AND WIFE, OGLALA LAKOTA c. 1883 Albumen cabinet card, with imprint of Trager and Kuhn, Chadron, Neb. Lettered title in negative at lower left: "Chief American Horse and Squaw." Corners of mount have been trimmed. Minor soiling to edges of mount; minor paper loss to back surface of mount. Otherwise a fine, clear image. American Horse, married to a daughter of the war chief Red Cloud, was a chief of the Bad Face (Ite Sica) band of Oglala, later called the Loafer (Wagluhe) band. He was also elevated to the position of an Ongloge Un or Shirt Wearer, one of the four leading chiefs of the Oglala. The deerskin garment which signaled this honor, trimmed with beaded bands and locks of human hair, is displayed atop the posing stand at left. Its top half probably was painted blue, representing the Sky, and its bottom half painted yellow-ocher representing the Rock, heart of Mother Earth. In blue-sensitive, 19th-century film emulsions the color yellow printed much darker than any shade of blue, the reason that the bottom of the shirt appears black. Note the stone-headed war club that is held by Mrs. American Horse. This was the shock weapon by which mounted Lakota warriors terrorized their enemies. With its handle three feet long, a man six feet tall could reach and dispatch an enemy more than seven feet away, by lunging over the neck of his racing horse. The Oglala occupy the Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D. Chadron, Nebraska, where the Trager and Kuhn studio was located, is a few miles south. American Horse died Dec. 16, 1908, at the age of 68. Dimensions: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inchesSold for: $776.75. |
| 77380 | "MRS. MARY CARSON," TRIBE UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY OSAGE c. 1895 Silver gelatin print, on board mount. Title inscription in pencil on mount above image. Amateur pencil sketches on back of mount. This lady wears a pair of beaded moccasins which appear to be of Southern Arapaho origin. However, these were widely traded, and the woman does not appear to be Arapaho. Her silk skirt with bands of ribbonwork is of a type seen among the Osage, but also other Prairie tribes in Indian Territory. Dimensions: 4 x 5 1/2 inches Not Sold. |
| 77381 | ASSINIBOIN LEADERS, WOLF POINT AGENCY, MONTANA The man seated in the foreground, center left, is Wets It (aka Joshua He Wets It), a very prominent Assiniboin war leader wearing his famous headdress of antelope horns. Compare an 1898 portrait by F.A. Rinehart, National Anthropological Archives, Neg. No. gn_03719. Wets It holds a light-colored staff which has a human scalp attached near the top. Behind him, another man wearing an eagle feather headdress holds a "crooked lance" wrapped with strips of otter fur, an emblem of one of the warrior societies. It is likely all of the men shown here belonged to the same organization, with their wives and children. Several other, fine headdresses are seen, including two with buffalo horns, and two painted war shields carried by men at the left. A fact of life on the High Plains is that the weather can change from sweltering to freezing, or the reverse, within minutes. Several of these men are wearing capotes made of wool blankets, although the photo may have been made on the same day as the Grass Dance scene, lot 77384. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches Sold for: $334.60. |
| 77382 | ASSINIBOIN SHAM BATTLE A re-enactment is being staged to demonstrate the brave defense of home and country by the man wearing a striped-blanket capote who is aiming a rifle at the retreating horsemen. These are also Assiniboin men, but are impersonating the dastardly villains involved in the original attack. A moment after the plate was exposed by Ormsby there would have been the crack of the rifle---loaded only with a blank cartridge, and one of the horsemen would have pitched headlong to the ground, to the sustained cheers of the watching crowd doubtless ranged behind the camera man. William F. Cody was proud to claim invention of the "wild west show," but it was an idea he cribbed from Plains Indian people, who had been staging such performances time out of mind. The design of the painted tipi shows the legs of the Thunderbird, represented as zigzag lightning with curved talons at the bottom, striking down from the black top of the lodge, which represents a storm cloud, with white circles along the lower edge representing hail stones. This undoubtedly denotes that the owner of the lodge, probably the man with the rifle, had dreamed of the Thunders and carried their protective power with him when he went into battle. Note that the talons brace the doorway to the tipi, protecting the owner and his family from harm. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches Sold for: $418.25. |
| 77383 | BREAKFAST ON THE PRAIRIE Montana the temperature might already be 90 degrees. Two Assiniboin families are beginning their day. In the left foreground three women tend to breakfast, apparently soup, boiling in an iron kettle suspended from a tripod over a small fire. Two hungry boys await the results. Two younger sisters are just leaving the tipi. A pair of dogs hope to be included. In the right background another family is similarly engaged. At the left is seen the framework of another tipi for a family newly arrived. The canvas tipi cover and their belongings lie on the ground. It is likely the standing woman gazing at this uncompleted task is the new arrival, invited to eat with the neighbors. Grey-green sage dots the prairie. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inchesSold for: $478.00. |
| 77384 | ASSINIBOIN MEN DRESSED FOR THE GRASS DANCE All have their faces and limbs painted, and the man standing front, third from right, has painted his hair as well. Most have brass sleigh bells on straps around their legs, or hanging from their belts. Note the six breastplates of large, bone hairpipes. In the 1860s when this type of decoration originated, a breastplate was short, covering only the upper chest. By the 1880s, breastplates might be waist-length, like the two seen here at the right. In the 1890s, the philosophy of "more is better" has taken over and the two breastplates at left extend well below the waist. Such an ornament weighed several pounds. Note the very tall man second from left, who towers a full head above everyone else. A pencil caption dated 1915, verso, identifies him as "Chief Gall---Custer fight," but this is incorrect. The man third from left, wearing a white felt hat with an eagle feather, may be the noted Assiniboin warrior Red Whip, who was photographer by Joseph K. Dixon in 1909 (see his The Vanishing Race). Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches Sold for: $597.50. |
| 77385 | ASSINIBOIN SHAM BATTLE---LEAVING THE DEAD ENEMY Ten members of a war party, each perhaps dressed as he was during the event recalled here and carrying the same weapons, have just charged upon a man representing an enemy this same group killed many years before. Each man would faithfully have repeated his earlier actions, those who may have been wounded were rescued again, and a local stand-in for the long-ago enemy has been "dispatched," and is lying in the foreground. Now the war party is riding "home" and will receive (again) the cheers and congratulations of their community as they circle the camp. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches Not Sold. |
| 77386 | INTERMISSION DURING THE GRASS DANCE, WOLF POINT AGENCY, MONTANA This is the single card in the series which lacks the S.W. Ormsby imprint; but it is clear from the content as well as the identical-size mount that this is also his work. This is the only known photograph of the original Agency buildings erected in the 1870s. A Grass Dance celebration is in progress. The men seated on the ground at left are the orchestra, surrounding a bass drum. Between songs, an announcement is being made by the figure standing at center. He was in motion, and Ormsby's emulsion was not "fast" enough to stop the action. Thirty men dressed for hard dancing in the hot sun stand against the buildings. White spectators, perhaps including the Agent, stand in the open doorway. Two Indian spectators are seated at lower right. The Grass Dance was not merely an entertainment, but a ceremonial organization with appointed officers and "intellectual property" in the form of songs and specific regalia. Originated far to the east among the Ponca and Omaha late in the 18th century, the right to use the songs and replicate the regalia was passed from tribe to tribe, precisely like a business franchise, and with similar profit motive. In 1893, nearly at the time of these photos, the Assiniboin had been invited to travel to the Blood (Blackfeet) reservation in southern Alberta, where they franchised the Grass Dance to the Blood in exchange for about fifty fine horses, and a mountain of other property. See photographs of this exchange in the Glenbow Archives, Neg. Nos. NA-668-63 thru 66. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inchesSold for: $657.25. |
| 77387 | GRASS DANCE CELEBRATION NEAR CROW AGENCY, MONTANA c. 1895 Silver gelatin print on Imperial size mount, with imprint of H.R. Locke, Deadwood, S.D. Caption printed in the negative at lower left: "No. 36. Indian War Dance. Crow Agency, Mont., on the B.& M. R.R. Photo & copyright 1895, by H. R. Locke." The present Crow Agency was founded in 1883 on the Bighorn River, in Big Horn County, Montana, about three miles from the site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Fort Custer was built near the Agency the same year. The Plains line of the B & M Railroad was built west along the Platte River from Kearney, Nebraska, during the 1880s. A northern spur route reached Sheridan, Wyoming, in 1893. During 1894-95 it was extended past Crow Agency to Billings, Montana, in the Yellowstone River valley. H. R. Locke was hired to make promotional photographs along the route. In this view a tribal gathering is in progress on the sage-covered flats near Crow Agency. Male singers are seated on the ground at right, surrounded by a few dancers. This appears to be early in the proceedings. The large number of spectators sitting their horses in the background indicates that many other dancers are soon expected. Two canvas tents are seen at right. Dimensions: 8 x 10 inchesSold for: $597.50. |
| 77388 | RUNNING BEAR AND CROW MAN, LOWER YANKTONAI SIOUX CHIEFS ON THE CROW CREEK RESERVATION, D.T. c. 1885 Albumen cabinet card, with imprint of J. N. Templeman, Miller, D.T. Corners of mount have been rounded at top; bottom edge slightly trimmed; image strong with minor scrape at lower legs of standing figure. Bogus ink inscription, verso: "Running Bear Rival of Spotted Tail for Appearing Day. S.Tail killed R. Bear." Since Spotted Tail died in 1881, a few years before this image was made, the scribe had mistaken his facts. Running Bear is identified as "2nd Chief" and Crow Man as "3rd Chief" at Fort Thompson, D.T., Agency of the Crow Creek Reservation. The Head Chief of the Yanktonais at Crow Creek in this period was White Ghost (Lot No. [679-013-192]. Both men wear fringed, leather leggings and decorated moccasins. Each carries an ornate smoking pipe. Crow Man has a tobacco bag entirely decorated in porcupine quillwork, A folding, paper fan is in his right hand. On his chest is a breastplate made of bone hairpipes strung between strips of strap leather. Dimensions: 4 ¼ x 6 ¼ inchesSold for: $657.25. |
| 77389 | SIOUX MAN c. 1880 studio portrait of a Sioux man holding a stone head war club, likely Heyn Studio, Omaha, NB, framed Dimensions: 10 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches, excluding frame Sold for: $717.00. |
| 77390 | PLAINS AND GREAT LAKES INDIANS, TEN PHOTOS c. 1885 - 1920 (1) Low Cedar, (Hante Kucela), Oglala, 1908. Silver gelatin print, signed in the negative at lower left by J.A. Johnson. Similar dress to the frontal portrait in another lot photo. (2) "Red-skins & Cowboys," 1889. Albumen stereograph on tan mount with imprint of Underwood & Underwood, Baltimore, Md. Photo by William Rau (uncredited). Performers with Buffalo Bill's Wild West, probably photographed at Philadelphia, where Rau's studio was located. A human scalp is tied to the bit of the horse in the foreground. (3) Sitting Woman, Crow, (Apsaalooke), c. 1885. Albumen cabinet card 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches, with imprint of D.F. Barry, West Superior, Wis. Title on pasted label below image. Engraved bust portrait of Hunkpapa Lakota chief Gall, verso. Sitting Woman was a noted war chief. (4) Sarcee (?) Men, c. 1895. Silver gelatin print mounted on board, photographer unknown. The two young men share a horse while looking for some entertainment. Note the ancient Plains Indian expedient of a rope bridle rein merely looped over the horse's lower jaw. Indian horsemen had been riding this way since the 17th century. The older man holds a decorative hat rack which he has fashioned out of scavenged buffalo horns, for sale to White tourists or a local shop owner, in the hope of earning a small amount of money. Charles M. Russell created a well-known bronze sculpture showing nearly this exact figure. (5) "Yellow Bird's Tipi," Stoney (Canadian Assiniboine), 1910. Silver gelatin image printed in post card format, verso, titled and signed in the negative at bottom of image by A. Rafton-Canning, Lethbridge, Alta. A family of seven---at least two adult men are temporarily absent---sits before their home. Note the barren plain and the minimal supply of firewood for the evening's meal and interior heating. A lone horse scavenges grass blades in the background. Drying tipi poles, brought from a long distance, are stacked against a small log cabin at the right. Also note the very long legs of the young puppy at left. Taller animals made stronger travois dogs, for hauling both tipi covers and personal possessions. (6) Performers' Village, 101 Ranch Wild West Show, c. 1920. Silver gelatin print in post card format. Many of the performers with the 101 Ranch show were Kiowa. Here, the show's buffalo bull mascot is chained to the ground. (7) "Beadwork and Conversation," c. 1935. Silver gelatin print in post card format, signed in negative at upper left: "J. M. Colby, Wausau, Wis." Three Ojibwa women sit on the ground engaged in making loom beadwork Two wear fully-beaded Ojibwa bandoliers. A tiny child learns to string her own necklace at left. (8) "A Chippewa Babe," c. 1920. Silver gelatin print in post card format, signed in the negative at lower right: "Bemis Photo;" and the title with "Greetings from Birchwood, Wis." At bottom. A small girl is seated inside a birchbark dish . Her family's summer tent is pitched behind her. (9) Wheelock Indian Band, c. 1915. Photo offset print in post card format, photographer unknown. Inset portrait at upper left of Dennison Wheelock, an Oneida who for many years was musical instructor at the Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Penn. Later, he toured with his own band of Carlisle graduates. (10) Paiute Family, 1907. Silver gelatin print mounted on board, signed in the negative at lower right by A.E. Holt; title lettered in negative at bottom of image: "Some of Rhyolite's first inhabitants." Rhyolite, Nevada, now a ghost town, is located east of Death Valley, near the present community of Beatty. The area is a traditional homeland of southern Paiute bands.This is a remarkably clear photograph in immaculate condition. Dimensions: ranging from 3 1/2 x 51/2 inches to 5 x 7 inchesSold for: $717.00. |
| 77391 | OKLAHOMA CHIEFS c. 1890 (1) Feathered Lance (Ah-peah-tone), Kiowa. Albumen cabinet card on mount with indented borders, photographer unknown. Pencil inscription: "Ah-pe-a-tone, Kiowa," below image. Feathered Lance was the leading chief of the Kiowas during the 1890s, and Judge of the tribal court. He and the Comanche Head Chief Quanah Parker often agreed on policy, and often collaborated in their dealings with the Indian Department. He wears a finely-tanned deerskin shirt with voluminous fringes, and carries a Lakota pipe and beaded tobacco bag. His long braids are richly wrapped with strips of otter fur. Born in 1856, Feathered Lance survived until 1931. (2) Unidentified Southern Arapaho Man, c. 1885. Silver gelatin print on cabinet card mount, with blind stamp below image of E.B. Snell, Wellington, Kansas. Dimensions: 4 ¼ x 6 ¼ inches each Sold for: $478.00. |
| 77392 | FOUR PHOTOS FROM INDIAN TERRITORY c. 1884 - 1925 (1) Standing Bear, (Mato Nazin) Ponca, c. 1884. Silver gelatin print mounted on board, with blind stamp "C.M. Bell, Wash., D.C." at lower right of mount. Minimal chipping to edges of mount.The famous Ponca leader whose 1879 trial in the federal courts established the principal in American jurisprudence that American Indians, not then considered "citizens," were nevertheless people of standing and with legal rights. The elderly chief here wears a magnificent necklace of grizzly bear's claws. (2) Bacon Rind, Osage Chief, 1924. Silver gelatin print, signed in the negative at lower right by (Burnet) Love, Pawhuska, Okla. The print has been removed from a photo album, with minimal spots of paper adhering, verso, not affecting the image. A very strong portrait of this noted Osage leader. The chief wears a turban of otter fur. In his left hand is an ornate pipe; and in his right hand is grasped the handle of a "head and tail" golden eagle fan. The bird's head has been retained and hangs as a pendant, seen between Bacon Rind's knees. (3) Unidentified Osage Couple, c. 1920. Silver gelatin print on board with blind stamp bottom left of "W.J. Boag, Pawhuska, Okla." The man's wool leggings are ornamented along the outer edges of the flaps with intricately-sewn silk ribbon work. (4) Osage Sisters, c. 1925. Silver gelatin print, photographer unknown. Excellent condition. A bit of maudlin doggerel is written in pencil, verso. Dimensions: ranging from 4 x 5 inches to 8 x 10 ½ inches Sold for: $448.13. |
| 77393 | THREE UTE AND JICARILLA PHOTOS c. 1866 - 1907 Rare Albumen stereograph on ocher mount with imprint of Reed & McKenney, Central City and Denver, Colorado. "Ute Indians, No. 82" below right-hand image. Distributor's stamp, verso: From Chain & Hardy, Booksellers and Stationers, Denver, Col." The image is not crisp, but is one of the earliest photos of Ute leaders. Chief Colorow is seated at center. (2) Jicarilla Apaches, Chief Garfield at center, Pouche at left and Tafoya, c. 1895. Silver gelatin print, with blind stamp of "Detroit Photographic Co." at lower right of image. All wear leggings with beaded strips and headdresses of eagle feathers. (3) "Chief Appah and son-in-law Andrew Frank, Ute, 1907. Silver gelatin print mounted on board, with title and imprint at lower left of negative: "C.C. McBride, Sturgis, S.D." Immaculate condition. In the autumn of 1906, a group of about 150 Utes from the White River Reservation decided to visit the Oglala Lakota at Pine Ridge, S.D. Heading diagonally northeast across Wyoming, their innocent jaunt caused a panic among ranchers in the state, and the Army was called out. Reports of the "Ute breakout" were front page news across the U.S. for several weeks. The Utes managed to evade their pursuers all the way to Rapid City, before they were convinced to accompany an army detachment to Fort Meade about 30 miles to the north. There they spent the winter, receiving rations. McBride's studio was in nearby Sturgis. It was 1908 before the Utes agreed to return to White River. Both men seen here are wearing headdresses of golden eagle feathers. Andrew Frank leans upon a Winchester carbine. Chief Appah's leather shirt is heavily fringed with locks of human hair. A brass telescope is in his left hand. Dimensions: ranging from 3 x 3 inches to 7 x 9 inches Sold for: $478.00. |
| 77394 | TWO JICARILLA APACHE MEN c. 1885 Silver gelatin cabinet cards attributed to Dana Chase, but with the imprint of Williams Gallery, Safford, Ariz. (1) Pencil inscription, verso: "Apache Runner." A young man with bare torso wearing characteristic Jicarilla leggings, probably painted yellow and with broad strips of seed beadwork and undecorated moccasins. He holds a hold and two arrows, with the strap of his cowhide quiver across his chest. (2) Pencil inscription, verso: "Apache Warrior." A man wearing a long, cotton shirt and wool leggings with beaded strips holds a bow and three arrows. A beaded bowcase and quiver are suspended from his right shoulder. On his chest is a short breastplate made of glass tube beads strung between leather spacers. His headdress has a single crest of golden eagle feathers which extend down the length of a trailer, seen at the left. Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inchesSold for: $358.50. |
| 77395 | FOUR STEREOGRAPHS c. 1870 (1)"Chippewa Wedding," 1870-1871. Albumen stereograph by Benjamin Franklin Upton (not credited), on light-tan mount with imprint of R.N. Fearon, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Title as pencil inscription, verso. Backcard has list of 61 scenic views in the Minneapolis area. Upton was active in the Minneapolis area, 1870-1871. Thereafter other photographers issued copies of his images. This is a very crisp print showing the young couple dressed in traditional clothing. (2) "Winnebago Wigwam," c. 1872. Albumen stereograph on light-green mount with imprint of Hamilton & Hoyt, Sioux City, Iowa. The subject is Grey Wolf and Family posed before their substantial home of bent saplings covered with woven mats. Grey Wolf wears a necklace of grizzly bear's claws and holds a revolver; a son standing at left displays a U.S. flag. (3) "Snake Woman and Medicine Man," c. 1871. Albumen stereograph by Charles William Carter (uncredited) on light yellow mount with imprint of "Union Pacific R.R. Views." Title as ink inscription in German, verso. Distributor's label, verso: "Franklin & Co., Opticians, Baltimore." The Shoshone or Snake man has an otter fur quiver on his back. The woman wears a dress with beaded cape of the Lakota type, probably traded or captured. (4) "Chippewa Home, Odanah Reservation, Wis.," early-1870s. Albumen stereograph on red mount with imprint of Loofbourow & Raitt, Ashland, Wis. 32 other views listed on back card. Two decorated drums of the "Dreamer" religion are displayed before a typical wigwam of bent saplings covered with sheets of elm bark or birch bark. Dimensions: 4 x 7 inches eachSold for: $358.50. |
| 77396 | FOUR PHOTOS FROM THE SOUTHWEST c. 1873 - 1904 (1) an image of a man, inscribed on the reverse, 1904, Vicente, Navajo Chief, Karl Moon, Credit Showell Montana (2) an image of a group of children, inscribed on the reverse Charles Lummis, cyano type (3) an image of four young Hopi women, an albumen print on boudoir card, inscribed on the front Moqui, Indian Girls, Arizona, and on the reverse ... J. C. Burge, Portrait and Scenic Artist, Kingston, New Mexico (4) an albumen stereoview of a Navajo man and woman, inscribed on the front, Expedition of 1873, 1st Lieut. Geo. M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers Commanding, and on the reverse, T. H. O'Sullivan, Navajo Brave and his Mother. The Navajos were formerly a warlike tribe until subdued by U.S. Troops in 1859-60. Many of them now have fine flocks and herds of horses, sheep, and goats. Dimensions: ranging from 3 ½ x 7 to 5 x 8 inches Not Sold. |
| 77397 | PIMA CAMP c. 1886 Albumen cabinet card, stamped verso: "Fly's Gallery, Tombstone, Ariz. C.S. Fly, Proprietor." Title inscription in pencil, verso. Lower left corner of mount has slight bend. Minimal foxing (two spots at lower left of image) and slight soiling along edges of mount. Otherwise, this is a fine, rare image, slightly light because of the outdoor conditions in direct sunlight. Five Pima women, two men and several children are posed amid three grass-thatched huts with dugout interiors. Dimensions: 5 x 8 inches Sold for: $262.90. |
| 77398 | "APACHE INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO" c. 1885 Albumen stereograph on cream-colored mount with imprint of Continent Stereoscopic Co., New York. Photographer unknown. Printed title at bottom of the left image. Seven young men lounge in the angle of an adobe building, perhaps at the San Carlos Agency. Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 7 inchesSold for: $179.25. |
| 77399 | "TOGGY SNOGGY, WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE MEDICINE CHIEF" c. 1887 Silver gelatin print on cabinet card mount, photographer unknown. Title lettered in negative at bottom of image. Dimensions: 4 x 5 1/2inches Sold for: $388.38. |
| 77400 | NANA, WARM SPRINGS APACHE CHIEF, BROTHER-IN-LAW OF GERONIMO c. 1884 Albumen boudoir card with pasted label, verso: Copyrighted May 16th, 1884 by A.F. Randall, in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C." Photographer's stamped cartouche, verso: "A.F. Randall, Photographer." Printed title in lower negative: "Old Nana, the famous Apache Chief." Necklace retouched in pink and red. Very minor scuffing to edges of mount; otherwise a large, immaculate print of this historic portrait. Nana was an uncle of the Warm Springs War Chief Victorio. After Victorio was killed by Mexican troops in 1880, Nana became leader of the band. His wife was a sister of Geronimo, and the couple was with Geronimo during the last campaign in the Sierra Madre Mountains, 1885-1886. When Geronimo was sent into exile at Fort Marion, Florida, Nana was with him. Later, they were interned at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, where Nana died May 19, 1896, at 96 years of age. Dimensions: 5 ¼ x 8 ½ inches Sold for: $2,031.50. |
| 77401 | PRAISE (?), CHIRICAHUA APACHE c. 1884 Albumen CDV stamped verso: "A.F. Randall, Photographer, Willcox, A.T. Ink title inscription on border, below image. Lower right corner of mount is chipped; other minor scuffing. Minor water spotting on back of mount, not affecting the image which is very strong. This is a rare portrait by Randall. The man wears a belt of silver conchos, with three smaller silver discs on his necklace. A bowcase and quiver of painted leather leans against his left thigh. It has been slipped down off the shoulders for this photo. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inchesSold for: $657.25. |
| 77402 | MANGAS, SON OF MANGAS COLORADO, MIMBRENO APACHE CHIEF c. 1884 Albumen CDV stamped, verso: "A. F. Randall, Photographer, Willcox, A. T. Ink inscription, verso: "Son of Mangus Colorado." Pasted label, verso: "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1884, by A.F. Randall. In the office of the Libraries of Congress, at Washington." Minor scuffing and soiling along edges of mount. The image is clear. The same Frank Wesson sporting rifle seen in other Apache portraits by Randall is here leaned in the foreground. Some historians consider Mangas Colorado to have been the most important Apache leader of the 19th century. No portrait of him was made. The name means "Red Sleeves." Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inchesSold for: $1,195.00. |
| 77403 | BROTHERS, NALT'E AND GUD-IZ-ZAH, WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE SCOUTS c. 1884 Albumen CDV stamped verso: "A.F. Randall, Photographer. Willcox, A.T." Randall failed to rock the stamp to create the full impression, however, so only the central word, "Photographer," is clearly seen. Compare Denver Public Library, Neg. No. X-32924. This is a strong, sharp image with only minor scuffing to the edges of the mount. Nalt'e wears a protective war charm diagonally across his torso. The leather jacket of Gud-iz-zah is elaborately decorated with yellow-ocher paint, seed beaded bands, and a plethora of silver buttons. Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches Sold for: $1,195.00. |
| 77404 | GRAY LEGGINGS (A-sa-tu-et), COMANCHE c. 1874 Albumen cabinet card, with imprint of William S. Soule, Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Ink inscription, verso: "Oct. 31st, 1874." A nearly immaculate image and mount, with very slight staining along top edge. Gray Leggings wears as a coat an open, blue wool military blouse with brass buttons. In his right hand is an 1861 model Remington, "Old Army" six-shot revolver, of .44 caliber. His hat band is a strip of nickel-silver decorated in holes probably punched with a nail. The breastplate is made of long hair pipes and brass beads strung between strips of harness leather. Dimensions: 4 ¼ x 6 ½ inches Sold for: $3,107.00. |
| 77405 | "ERMOKE, KIOWA CHIEF AND FOUR KIOWA WARRIORS" c. 1872 Albumen print mounted on board, with title printed below the image and decorative border in red and black ink. Photo known to be by William S. Soule, Fort Sill, I. T. Ermoke, at center, is indicated by an inked star below his figure. The chief carries a wooden bow in his right hand, and a wood-handled quirt in his left. He wears a U.S. Army caped winter great coat, with a buffalo robe wrapped around his legs. Three of the other men are also wrapped in buffalo robes. The man standing at right leans upon a long rifle protected in a leather scabbard. Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 7 inches Sold for: $6,572.50. |
| 77406 | CHIRICAHUA APACHE SCENES AT FORT SILL, INDIAN TERRITORY, INCLUDING A PORTRAIT OF GERONIMO (Goyathlay) c. 1899 Silver gelatin print on cabinet card, with imprint of William E. Irwin, Chickasha, Ind. Ter. Lower corners of mount are trimmed. Tack holes in upper edge of mount. Some surface scrapes and soiling. A montage of four images hand lettered in the negative: "Photos by Irwin: Geronimo, Apache Chief; Geronimo's Interpreter; Cattle Grazing Near Ft. Sill;" and an untitled view showing 16 Chiricahua women on horseback. A duplicate of this montage is in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Neg. No. 2004.110.2.03. Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 inchesNot Sold. |