Provenance: Mordecai Thomas Bartram ( ), collected between 1871 and 1873, then descended within the family.

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1 259. Rare Prairie/Plains Carved Elk Horn Hide Scraper, Omaha or Otoe, c. first half 19th century, decorated with incised tally marks, geometric devices, an abstracted human figure, the head with emanating lightning, and a row of military figures wearing early 19th century style uniforms, rich dark patina, lg. 15 3/4 in. Provenance: Mordecai Thomas Bartram ( ), collected between 1871 and 1873, then descended within the family. Literature: For a scraper probably made by the same hand see First Peoples, First Contacts, Native Peoples of North America, J.C.H. King, 1994, p Pictured is a very similar scraper collected by Duke Paul of Wurtemburg from the Omahas or Otoes between 1822 and $40,000-60, details 81

2 Top to bottom: 261, 262, Southwest Hide and Cloth Quiver, Apache, c. last quarter, the rawhide form with red and black trade cloth backed cut-outs at one end, wooden support rod, short fringe from the bottom, lg. excluding fringe 19 in. $ Plains/Prairie Buffalo Hide Quiver, c. first half 19th century, with wood stiffener, a small piece remains of the original bow case, traces of red and green pigment, contains seven arrow shafts, four with metal points, remnant harness leather strap, lg. 25 1/2 in. Provenance: Mordecai Thomas Bartram ( ), collected between 1871 and 1873, then descended within the family. $800-1, Northern Plains Beaded Hide Rifle Scabbard, c. second half 19th century, the long tapered form with short fringe at opening and along the barrel end, the opening with red trade cloth inset and multicolored geometric details, the end cap with multicolored geometric design, lg. 46 in. $6,000-8, Western Wood and Metal Pipe Tomahawk, c. last quarter 19th century, the metal head with barrel-shaped pipe bowl, the ash handle decorated with brass tacks and file branding, appears to have its original hide gasket, lg. 20 3/4 in. $2,000-2, Plateau Elk Antler Quirt, Nez Perce (?), c. second half 19th century, with thick hide wrist strap and commercial leather lash, lg. 12 1/2 in. $800-1, Plains Elk Antler Hide Scraper, c. mid-19th century, with etched pictographs, including a buffalo, patina of use, lg. 11 3/4 in. $800-1, Plains or Plateau Elk Antler Quirt, c. second half 19th century, with incised circle and dot decoration, commercial leather lash possibly a later replacement, lg. 13 3/4 in. $2,500-3, Plains Wood Bow, c. 19th century, possibly Osage orange wood, lg. 50 in. $ Northwest Beaded Hide and Cloth Knife Sheath, Cree (?), c. second half 19th century, beaded on one side with a loom-woven panel of floral beadwork at the top, bead-strung fringe and cloth backing with embroidered pinwheel design, (damage, bead loss), lg. 13 in. $

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4 Central Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. last quarter 19th century, rawhide, with buffalo hide front panel beaded with multicolored zigzag devices on a medium green background, one row of tin cone danglers, (minor damage), lg. 9 3/4 in. $1,500-2, Powder Horn with Finger-woven Strap, 19th century, a small day horn, the wool strap with white pony beaded designs and edging, the twisted wool end with extremely long roll-beaded drops in white center red and light blue seed beads, with wool tassels, lg. of roll beaded drops 29 in. $2,000-2, Northern Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath and Knife, Plains Cree, c. last quarter 19th century, buffalo rawhide form beaded on the front with a polychrome bilateral floral design, tin cone danglers and fringe from the top and bottom, knife with rawhidecovered handle, lg. including fringe 17 in. $1,500-2, Rare Plains Society Club, Arapaho, second half 19th century, belonging to a leader of the Arapaho Lance Society, the round form with cut-out handle, notched and incised with a thunderbird, lightning, and sun and moon iconography, with red pigment overall, green and black details, with husk-wrapped hide and trade cloth at handle, lot includes a detailed history of this type of object by Gaylord Torrence, lg. 28 1/4 in. $5,000-7, Plains Percussion Rifle, c. mid-19th century, with octagon barrel, walnut stock, scroll engraved German silver hardware, (an early repair done with sheet brass and screws), lg. 55 in. Provenance: Purportedly collected at Tesuque pueblo in New Mexico. $2,000-3, Plains Pipe Tomahawk, c. third quarter 19th century, the forged iron blade with barrel-shaped pipe bowl and fine rocker engraved detail, the ash handle with file brand and brass tack decoration, the period tacks were restored to the original holes, rich patina of use, lg. 22 1/4 in. $10,000-12,

5 Central Plains Beaded Hide Breast Ornament, Lakota, c. late 19th century, two recycled beaded panels with cloth backing, multicolored geometric devices on a white background, (minor bead loss), lg. 16, wd. 11 1/2 in. $ Southern Plains or Ute Beaded Breast Plate, c. third quarter 19th century, five panels of large black, white-heart red, and light blue trade beads, with rawhide spacers and beaded swags from the bottom, 11 1/2 x 10 in. Provenance: Ex-collection Earl Horter, Walter S. Chattin, George G. Green sale, Sotheby s Park Bernet, New York, November 1971, lot 244. Literature: Pleasing the Spirits, Douglas C. Ewing, 1982, p $5,000-7,000 85

6 277. Southern Plains Beaded Hide Breast Plate, Arapaho, c. third quarter 19th century, rawhide spacers with eight rows of black and white imitation wampum beads, two small arrowheads tied to the sides, short fringe at the sides, (some bead loss), 8 1/2 x 8 in. Provenance: W.R. Black Watonga, Oklahoma, 1920s, collected from Black Man. Arapahoe Indian from Geary, OKLA, Pawnee Bill s collections. $1,000-1, Ute Beaded Belt, c. late 19th century, commercial leather belt, the attached loom-beaded strip with multicolored geometric and American flag devices using glass and metallic seed beads, (bead loss), lg. 41 in. $ Plains Buffalo Rawhide Belt, c. last third 19th century, one side covered with flat brass Ute buttons, secured with long hide laces, (insect damage to underside), wd. 3 3/4, lg. 31 in. $ Plains Beaded Hide Woman s Leggings Panels, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded in an overlay stitch, multicolored geometric and butterfly (?) devices on a white background using small cut and metallic seed beads, lg. of open panel 10 1/4, wd. 6 in. $ Plains/Plateau Beaded Hide Gauntlets, Shoshone, c. late 19th century, partially beaded on one side with multicolor abstract floral devices done in single bead spot stitch, remnant red cloth edging, lg. 13 in. $800-1,

7 Plateau Beaded Cloth Cuffs, c. early 20th century, each with an elk framed by multicolored floral devices on a white ground, ribbon ties, wd. 9 1/2 in. $ Central Plains Carved Deer Hoof Bandolier, c. second half 19th century, profusely decorated with carved hoof rattles, brass spacer beads, a quilled leather loop, and a unique black stone pendant in the shape of a pipe bowl with lead inlay morning star, lg. 38 in. $5,000-7, Central Plains Carved Deer Hoof and Hide Bandolier, c. second half 19th century, the rattling form with small deer hoof pendant with red ochre filled punctuated decoration, lot includes a small wrist band of carved deer hoof, lg. 34 1/2 in. $2,500-3, Central Plains Quilled Hair Drop, Lakota, c. last quarter 19th century, multicolored quilled rawhide slats with attached horsehair panel, decorated with a shell disc and quill-wrapped fringes with tin cone danglers, (minor quill loss), lg. 20 in. $

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9 Plains Pictorial Beaded Hide Pipe Bag, c. late 19th century, partially beaded with six stylized human heads and a quilled cross on one side, the reverse with a profile of a head and arm holding a pipe, short red quilled slats and fringe from the bottom, (damage), lg. 13 in. $ Rare Ute (?) Pony Beaded Cloth and Hide Man s Shirt, c. second quarter 19th century, green dyed cloth with yellow stained hide fringe at the collar, shoulders, elbows, cuffs, and bottom, the hide strips beaded in a simple barred pattern using white, wine red, and medium blue pony beads, (damage to cloth), lg. 30 in. $6,000-8, Central Plains Quilled Hide Hair Drop, c. second half 19th century, with quilled drops, cloth drop with two hair pipes and hollow brass beds, quilled on one side with multicolored geometric pattern, (loss), panel lg. 9 in. $ Rare Pair of Plains Otter Skin Armbands, Arapaho, c. second half 19th century, the hide side drops painted yellow and red, the armbands and drops wrapped with a multicolored husk, lg. 24 1/2 in. $6,000-8,000 89

10 Plains Painted Hide Coat, c. mid-19th century, possibly made from a painted robe, the European-style frock coat decorated with red and yellow calumet style pipes, (tears in hide), lg. 54 in. $8,000-12, Plains/Plateau Woman s Deerskin Tail Dress, 19th century, with a traditional cut, deer tail pendant, fringed edges, and traces of red pigment at the neck, lg. 51 in. Literature: 19th Century Plains Indian Dresses, by Susan Jennys, published by Crazy Crow Trading Post. $5,000-7,000 90

11 Nine Western Imperial Size Cabinet Card Photographs, includes an image of Juaquin Miller the poet of the Sierras ; a view by F. Jay Haynes of Yellowstone Park (?), Oklahoma; views by Martin Armstrong, Milan, Kansas; and a view of Hot Springs, South Dakota, by W. R. Cross, sizes to 8 x 5 in. $ Twelve Imperial Size Cabinet Card Photographs, late 19th century, Northeastern Photograph Co., Chadron, Nebraska, all depicting the military shortly after The Wounded Knee Battle, Pine Ridge, South Dakota, one titled Officers of the 7th Cavalry 1890, the backs with printed advertisements, and Views, Wounded Knee Battle, Indian camps, war camps, Indian chiefs, (various conditions), photo size 7 x 4 1/4 in. $800-1,

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13 294 detail 294. Plains Painted Buffalo Hide Robe, c. mid-19th century, painted on the flesh side with a central sun (?) symbol flanked by elaborate feather (?) abstractions, and with geometric border, in red, blue, green, and yellow, (damage), 85 x 65 in. $5,000-7,000 93

14 Plains Pictorial Muslin Tepee Liner, Lakota, c. last quarter 19th century, probably depicting a warrior s exploits, mostly on horseback, and wearing feathered bonnets, carrying a variety of decorated gear, including no retreat sashes, hooked society staffs, and a feathered shield, in red, green, yellow, blue, and black, 91 x 31 in. Provenance: Collected from the Teton Sioux by E. Joste, Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation, no. 20/5788. Literature: Pleasing the Spirits, Douglas C. Ewing, 1982, p $30,000-40,000 94

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16 296. Great Lakes Loom-woven Beaded Sash, c. last quarter 19th century, multicolored geometric pattern on a white ground, with multiple tab ends, (bead loss), lg. 53, wd. 2 3/4 in. $ Great Lakes Woven Beaded Sash, c. late 19th century, multicolor geometric devices on a white ground on blue wool, long beaded tabs with red wool pom-poms from the ends, lg. 38, wd. 3 in. $ Western Great Lakes Beaded Hide Moccasins, Ojibwa, c. late 19th century, soft sole and with black velveteen cuffs and vamps, partially beaded with multicolored floral devices, lg. 10 in. $ Pair of Great Lakes Loom-woven Beaded Garters, c. last quarter 19th century, multicolored zigzag pattern, on a white ground, with blue stylized maple leaves on one and red on the other, multicolored yarn from the ends, (minor bead loss), lg. of beadwork 19 in. $800-1, Great Lakes Loom-woven Beaded Sash, c. last quarter 19th century, multicolored geometric devices on a white ground, braided yarn ends, (bead loss), lg. of beadwork 30 in. $ Lot of Great Lake Beaded Garters, c. last quarter 19th century, two pairs, one with abstract foliate devices on a dark blue ground, the other with a diagonal pattern on a white ground, and two singles, one an earlier black and white garter, (bead loss), lg. of beadwork to 12 1/4 in. $ Great Lakes Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. 1900, beaded on the front in an overlay stitch, bold multicolored floral devices on a crystal background, bead and yarn tassels from the bottom, (minor bead loss), lg. 41 in. $800-1,

17 Great Lakes Loom-beaded Bandolier Bag, Ojibwa, c. 1870s, on red trade cloth and beaded with elaborate multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, the backing with multicolored abstract floral devices, loomed tabs with wool tassels from the bottom, (bead loss), lg. 38 in. $4,000-6, Great Lakes Beaded Bandolier Bag, Winnebago, c. last quarter 19th century, muslin backed, the offset strap and bag with multicolored abstract floral designs on a white ground, loombeaded tabs with red wool tassels from the strap and bag bottom, lg. 34 in. $3,000-5, Great Lakes Loom-beaded Bandolier Bag, muslin backed with black velvet strap ends, with symmetrical multicolored geometric devices on a white ground, the velvet with overlay stitch floral work, loomed tabs with trade bead and wool tassels from the bottom, lg. 37 in. $2,000-2, Great Lakes Loom-beaded Bandolier Bag, Winnebago, c. last quarter 19th century, cloth backed, with symmetrical multicolored geometric design on a clear background, beaded tabs with wool tassels from the strap and bag bottom, (some restoration to cloth backing), lg. 34 in. $3,000-5,

18 Great Lakes Loom-beaded Bandolier Bag, Winnebago, c. last quarter 19th century, backed with muslin and red trade cloth, with multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, loom tabs with wool tassels from the off-set strap and bag bottom, lg. 35 in. $2,000-2, Great Lakes Finger-woven Beaded Charm Bag, c. 19th century, on red wool, with multicolored concentric geometric pattern on one side and four underwater panthers on the reverse, wd. 4 5/8 in. $4,000-6, Great Lakes Finger-woven Beaded Charm Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, with red cloth edging at the mouth, a thunderbird on one side, and four underwater panthers on the reverse, wd. 3 5/8 in. $2,500-3, Prairie Beaded Cloth and Hide Moccasins, c. 1900, soft soled and with oversized black cloth covered cuffs beaded with white outlined multicolored abstract floral devices, lg. 9 1/2 in. $800-1,200 98

19 Prairie Beaded Hide Moccasins, Otoe, c. last quarter 19th century, the soft sole forms partially beaded with white outlined multicolored abstract floral devices, lg. 8 1/2 in. $ Prairie Beaded Hide Moccasins, Otoe, c. early 20th century the hard sole forms partially beaded with white outlined multicolored abstract floral devices, (hide damage), lg. 9 1/2 in. $ Prairie Cloth and Hide Moccasins, c. possibly late 19th century, soft soles and oversized cloth appliqué cuffs with bold polychrome geometric designs edged with large medium blue beads, lg. 9 in. $ Pair of Prairie/Plains Infant s Moccasins, Omaha (?), c. third quarter 19th century, soft sole forms with high edge-beaded cuffs, the vamps with multicolored geometric designs, lg. 4 1/4 in. Provenance: Mordecai Thomas Bartram ( ), collected between 1871 and 1873, then descended within the family. $ Prairie Beaded Hide Moccasins, Otoe (?), c. third quarter 19th century, the soft hide forms with silk-edged cuffs, the vamps partially beaded with multicolored abstract floral design, lg. 9 1/2 in. Provenance: Mordecai Thomas Bartram ( ), collected between 1871 and 1873, then descended within the family. $2,000-3, Prairie Beaded Breech Cloth, c. last quarter 19th century, black cloth with both ends in differing abstract floral designs, both ends with silk appliqué border designs, (damage to cloth and silk appliqué, some restoration to cloth, bead loss), wd. 17 1/4 in. $ Western Great Lakes Beaded Cloth Hair Binder, c. last quarter 19th century, muslin-lined black cloth panel with opposing abstract floral beaded panels, long loom beaded ties done in multicolored geometric devices, with silk ribbon tassels, (bead loss), lg. of binder 13 1/2 in. $1,000-1, Western Great Lakes Woven Beaded Hair Binder Drop, c. last quarter 19th century, the band splitting twice into smaller bands, beaded in multicolored geometric designs, lg. 80 in. $

20 319. Western Great Lakes Otter Skin Bag, Winnebago, c. third quarter 19th century, the cloth covered tail partially beaded with abstract floral devices, remnant silk edging, (minor bead loss), lg. 41 1/2 in. $3,000-5, Woodlands Quilled Otter Skin Pouch, Iowa, c. mid-19th century, with legs and tail decorated with multicolored quillwork, the body with quill-wrapped tin cone danglers and remnant red animal hair, with brass bell at the tail tip, traces of blue-green pigment, (quill loss), lg. 47 in. Provenance: Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation. Literature: Pleasing the Spirits, Douglas C. Ewing, 1982, p. 88. $10,000-15, Woodlands Quilled Otter Skin Pouch, Iowa, c. mid-19th century, with legs and tail decorated with multicolored quillwork, the body with quill-wrapped tin cone danglers with remnant red dyed animal hair, the tail lined with brass hawk bells and large brass bell terminal, traces of blue pigment, (quill loss), lg. 39 1/2 in. Provenance: Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation. 320 Literature: Pleasing the Spirits, Douglas C. Ewing, 1982, p. 88. $10,000-15,000