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American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
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- Sale 6113
Live
| Philadelphia
Nov 13 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6113
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,200 – $1,800
The first, a "strike-a-light" worked in a geometric pattern in white, red, green, blue and yellow with beaded and tin cone danglers; an awl in a hide sheath and a rectangular buffalo hide bag with beaded ends and flap and tin cone and feather danglers; two pairs of men's mocassins worked in lane-stitch in multicolored geometric patterns; and a beaded belt worked in lane-stitch in multicolored geometric patterns with blue and coral bead and cowrie shell border, hide ties.
9 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in. (largest bag)Provenance: The Luther R. and Frances T. Zehner Collection.
The small beaded bag and awl and sheath were acquired by Dr. Zehner on 5/9/50 from Mrs. Nellie Crow. Zehner's diary records, "a moccasin awl and case belonged to her maternal grandmother whose name was Blue Woman (We'ah Toche). The small storage bag was acquired from Alice Howard." Dr. Zehner's diary records on April 6, 1950, "Women's sewing bag made from buffalo hide. Was made by old lady Iron Necklace's mother who gave it to old lady Iron Necklace who gave it to Alice. Alice had it since 1910." The moccasins accompanied by notes: "Made by Josephine Wise Spirit," and "Lillian Black Tomahawk, 67 yrs 6 miles N. of F.Y. Made in April 1950."
