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THB19th C. Yanktonai Sioux Beaded Buffalo Hide Rifle Case
Lot 58
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Oct 3, 2019
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2019-10-03 10:00:00
2019-10-03 10:00:00
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Bidsquare : Exceptional Day 2: Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, central North America, upper Missouri River region, Yanktonai Sioux, ca. 1860s CE. A gorgeous rifle case made from tanned buffalo hide with a narrow barrel housing and a wide area for the back stock. The barrel and back stock housings are sewn together with sinew in the middle, and a pair of additional leather panels is sewn on either side with a thick leather carrying strap arching in-between. Dozens of thin tassels drape from the strap bases, barrel housing, and both ends, and give the case a wondrous appearance. Two panels of intricately sewn beads form mirrored triangles that meet with their tips at a petite horizontal bar, and the beads are presented in hues of citrine, strawberry, sky-blue, sapphire-blue, and midnight-blue. A modern interior aluminum rod keeps the form of the case. Size: 40.8" L x 5" W (103.6 cm x 12.7 cm).
For a stylistically similar example from the Crow Indians with similar beading colors, please see The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accession number 2004.70.7: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/90966/gun-scabbard-apsaalooke
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection
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#149248Minor creasing marks on barrel end, back stock end, and midsection of case, with light staining, losses to some beads, and old repairs to areas of carrying strap. Nice patina throughout. Aluminum rod inside case is modern and preserves form.Condition
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