c. 1900

Pair of Cheyenne Quilled Arm Bands in blue, red and yellow. German silver stamped sun symbol with radial design made of parfleche leather.

These armbands are purported to have belonged to Chief Minimec (Eagle-Head) and were said to have been worn during his Sun Dance.

Height: 2 3/4"

$ 2,700.00

c.1890's

A well used Navajo saddle made of wood and rawhide. One side of the saddle bar has red and blue paint.

Length: 20 1/2"

$ 950.00

c. 1880’s

A beautiful Southern Plains headstall and bit with fine chisel-engraved silver elements.

SOLD

c. 1890

Prairie Chicken Snare saddle made of elk antler, leather and wood.

$ 950.00

c. 1890

Hair roach made of Porcupine guard hair and red dyed deer hair. Roach base made of woven and dyed deer hair. Excellent condition, provided with stand.

Roach: 12" length x 10 " wide
21" height on stand

Sold

c. 1880

A very fine Blackfeet Crazy Dog Rattle ornamented with ermine tail and beaver or otter fur.  Six hawk bells.

10 1/2" long, without drop

$4,500.00

c. 1950-1960

A collection of Native American Pueblo Drums ranging in size from 5" to 12" in height. All drums are carved from the cottonwood tree, are painted and have undamaged leather heads.

$ 2,600.00

c. 18th/19th

Engraved Powder Horn, Great Lakes region, light Native engravings of camps, deer, birds and fish. Tacked wooden end plug with brass thimble tip.

Size: 11" x 2"3/4

$ 2,500.00

c. 1890

A Flathead Saddle Blanket made of wool trade cloth

and decorated with small seed beads in a variety of colors. Edge trimmed in leather with several large brass bells.

On wall mount 20" wide by 26" length

Overall dimensions: 50" long x 19" w

$ 4,800.00

c. 1880-1900

Southern Plains Blessing Fan made of pheasant feathers, collected from a family in Oklahoma. The handle shows fine Kiowa Peyote stitch using cut beads in red, blue, green and pink colors.

Length of feathers and handle: 15.5"

SOLD

c. 1930s

Bannock Indian Tipi model made in the Great Basin area (Idaho, Oregon, Utah). Constructed with native tanned deerskin with Native Indian figures attached. Decorated with opaque seed beads and transparent cut glass beads.

19" tall, 12" deep

$4,000.00

c. 19th Century

Black trade cloth, trimmed with greasy yellow beads. Fine patina on wood.  Commercial leather strip.

32" long including strap, handle and cloth.

$4,500.00

#9976 (left)
Crow Parfleche Stirrups
c. 1870
Rare and beautiful wood wrapped parfleche stirrups painted blue with white and blue beadwork.
7" long, 4.5" wide, 6" high
$ 2,800.00

A group of three small childrens rattles collected in Montana. Two are wrapped with red pigmented leather with handles wrapped with fur (one with trade beads). The larger rattle has handle wrapped in black cotton.

Size smallest 5 " in length, the largest measures 6 1/2" in length

$ 2,100.00

c. 1880

An extremely rare artifact; one of the first we have had in over 10 years. Made with bent wood frame and rawhide, with pebbles inside. Design on both sides.  

12" long, 8 1/2" wide

$4,500.00

late 19th century

Plains Dance Rattle (possibly Sioux) with ochred yellow intestine hoop. Tin cone and red feathers attached to rattle's head. Wood shaft covered with red painted cotton fabric and wrapped with sinew. 

Horse tail ( measuring 39") attached to bottom of handle.

wand 24", overall length 68"

$3,500.00

c. 1940-1950

Batwing-style black leather chaps, possibly made by Hollywood Saddlery, with tooled waistband and square stamped conchos and silver buckle set.

Sold

c. Early 20th Century

An unusual cribbage board depicting two men arm-wrestling.  Also, a seal, walrus, polar bear devouring a seal, a fox carrying a bird, and another seal.  Traces of polychrome.  Verso: Four caribou, and an arctic bird carrying a rabbit to two baby birds.  

23 1/4" long

$7,500.00

c. 1875

Upper half is fully-beaded in a geometric design on a white beaded background.  19th century calico cloth has been used to wrap the bottom half. Top of carrier has a beaded rosette design.

28" long

$9,000.00

c. 1930's

Navajo medicine rattle made with a wood handle, wrapped in leather and painted with red pigment. Deer hooves (dew claws) are hung with leather strips and the bottom terminates with buffalo fur. 

Length each 10 1/2" 

$1,100.00 

c. 19th Century

Made from elk horn and an old wagon leaf spring, bent and held in place by hide strips.
Nine hash marks on side (Buffalo hunts?)
Old museum inventory number.

length 12 1/2",  width 6"

$3,500.00

c. 1940's

A vintage pueblo drum made of cottonwood and painted in colors of red and black. The drums is painted with a sacred white buffalo on the rawhide head. Excellent condition with beater.

Size: 13" x 13"

Sold

c. 1830-40

the vent hole. The shell appears to have a natural finish that has darkened with time. It bears an American eagle breasted with a red, white, & blue shield surmounted with white clouds. A twisted scroll is held in the eagle's beak. Traditional olive branch & arrows are clutched in the talons. The top batter head & bottom snare gate were painted, & possibly over-painted, in the 19th century. Each hoop has one seam held with nails.    The drumheads, rope and ear tugs have been professionally replaced.
The maker's label is visible through the vent hole reads:  "John Ashton & Company, Music, Umbrella, Parasol and Cane Store, No. 97 Washington St. Near the old south Church, Boston". 
John Ashton was in business from 1818 to 1843.
 
Shell: height: 12", diameter: 16½"

$5,000.00

c. 1890

Gold rush period, Eskimo dog sled made from baleen. Extremely rare. The finest detail right down to the walrus ivory runners.

27" long, 5 1/4" wide, 9" high

$6,000.00

c. 1940-1950

Batwing-style black leather chaps with snaps and engraved domed conchos and hearts. Possibly made by McCabe Hollywood and Culver City. Silver buckle set.

Sold

c. 19th Century

Navajo rattle with top portion incised with lightning strikes on each side. Incised rectangles on each side of rattle, trimmed with buffalo tail.  

9 1/2" long

$750.00

c. 19th century

Made of tanned seal skin, with authentic detailing. See "Eskimo Artifacts" page 186 for a similar item.

one measuring 17 1/2" in length
one measuring 18 1/2" in length

$3,800.00

c. 19th century

Wood firestarter. Ten holes drilled out, in which a wooden dowel would be inserted and rotated on a bow, causing friction and then fire. Three images of Tipis carved into mid section.

Size: 16 ¼ " x 1 ¼"

price: $ 2,500.00

c. 1960’s

A vintage drum made from hollowed out cottonwood. Painted in red, white and blue. The painted leather heads are in excellent condition.

Size" 5 1/2" tall, 8" wide, 7" deep

$ 450.00

c. 1890

Hair roach made of Porcupine guard hair and red and yellow dyed deer hair. Roach foundation of woven and dyed deer hair. Excellent condition, on stand.

Roach: 7" x 12", height on stand 20" tall

price: $2,400.00

c. 1820

Sauk & Fox War Whistle, possibly made from reed or Osage Orange wood. See Penn Univ Museum Vol IV No 2 Plate XXIX image 867.1 for reference.

17 inches with buckskin case.

SOLD

c. 1870's

A Southern Plains Bone Pipe Breastplate. This breastplate shows three rows of vertical hair pipes. Pipes are made of bone and bordered on each side with brass trade beads. Trimmed with dark blue faceted early trade beads and one shell medallion.

Size: 14 1/2" long x 13" wide.

SOLD

c. 19th c.

Bear Claw Necklace, 10 bear claws on strip of hide with fur backed with red dyed cloth separated with blue Padre beads, glass and brass beads. Underside of claws stained with red pigment.

Size: 19" x 2"1/2

SOLD

c. 1970

This canoe was built by Native Americans in the early 1970’s. It is an authentic reproduction of an 18th-19th century canoe. The style is commonly referred to as long-nose and built by Ojibway Indians.

The bark canoes of the North American Indians, particularly those of birch bark, were among the most highly developed of manually propelled primitive watercraft. Built with Stone Age tools from materials available in the areas of their use, their design, size, and appearance were varied so as to create boats suitable to the many and different requirements of their users. The great skill exhibited in their design and construction shows that a long period of development must have taken place before they became known to white men.

Sold

c. 1890

Northern Plains Indian Saddle made of leather wood and elk horn. The elk horn forms the fork, cantle and horns. Slight damage to leather.

Length : 19 1/2"

Sold

c. Early 20th Century

A Native American Badger Claw Necklace, Thirteen badger claws interspersed with white and brass trade beads .

Length 28"

SOLD

19th century

Beaded strip with horse hair portion on bottom. Three military buttons attached.

Length: 26"

$4,500.00

c. 1890

A hard to find - Blackfeet horse crupper, (worn over the haunches of a horse). Made of red and blue wool trade cloth over a leather foundation with cotton backing. Decorated with seed beads, tin cones and leather fringe.

height: 50",width approx 26"

SOLD

c. 1860

A grizzly bear claw necklace from the northern plains. The claw is wrapped in leather and beaded with red white hearts and blue pony beads. The necklace is strung with blue padre beads and brass trade beads.

Necklace length: 26"

claw drops: 3 1/2"

SOLD

c. 1880

An Assiniboine Hair drop, worn tied into the hair of a warrior. Six inch hide strip is edge beaded in blue and white seed beads. The central area of the hide is plaited in red and white porcupine quill.

overall length: 26", width 2 3/4”

SOLD

c. 1930's

Cottonwood drum. Body is decorated with circular elements and "mountain design" painted center band in blue and red/orange. Drum heads in hide painted black.

9" high x 10" wide

SOLD

c. 1820

Iroquois ladle carved from maple burl or cherry, depicting an underwater panther. Underwater panthers are considered power or medicine objects.

7" high, 4 1/4" wide

SOLD

c. 19th century

Black velvet purse with inset beaded panles on both sides with floral patterns in white, green, blue, pumpkin, pink and red beads and silk tassle at the end, with a decorative metal clasp and chain.

 8" wide x 13" long including tassel.

$2,200.00

c. 19th Century

Kiowa Painted Child's Tipi, by Bufflao Forehead, also known as Charley Ohettoint and Charley Buffalo.

This child's tipi on buffalo hide is a wonderful example of Native American plains art. The children's tipis are extremely rare and this example is in pristine condition.

24" high with lodge poles, 18" diameter

SOLD

date: c. 1880s

Navajo Silver Bridle, c. 1880s
A Beautiful Navajo Silver bridle hand fashioned with handmade and stamped silver. A traditional Naja
hangs from the browband. The leather is original to the bridle. Includes wall mount.

size;19" long, 6" wide

SOLD

c. 1860

A very early Kiowa Comanche Shield on buffalo hide. Worn on the back of a warrior as protective medicine.

15” wide

SOLD

c. 1780-1800

Rare Northeastern-Midwestern hand-hewn bowl. The vast size and specimen quality of the ash burl is exceptional. The turned form has a subtle stepped exterior dictated by two incised bands. Typical with many burl vessels and especially bowls of this scale it has a few natural inclusions- these have period fills of natural tree resin- an effective and beautiful resolve to these voids.

Bowls of this scale are typically associated with Native American feast and food preparations bowls. Personally, having studied well over one thousand North American ash burl bowls, it is my experience that bowls of this scale and quality are not only desirable, but few and far between.

Measurements: 23 1/2" Diameter x 8 1/2" High

SOLD

c. 19th Century

Native tanned hide with one side beaded. Outlined in apple green, with a primary bar design of white & black beads, with the center body of dark pink, black & apple green beads. From the top of the fetish is a hide thong w/2 brass beads.  

6" long, 2" wide

$2,500.00