American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

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Lot 3

Sioux women's ceremonial hair pipe bone breastplate and dentalium shell ear pendants fort yates, north dakota, mid 20th century

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Estimate$1,000 – $1,500

Status

Closed

Sioux women's ceremonial hair pipe bone breastplate and dentalium shell ear pendants fort yates, north dakota, mid 20th century

Five rows of hair pipe bone with hide dividers and colored beads with multicolored beaded fringe, and two pairs of dentalium shell ear pendants.

L(s): approx. 38 1/2 in. (breastplate) and 24 in. (shell pendants; longest pair)

Provenance: The Luther R. and Frances T. Zehner Collection.

According to Dr. Zehner's diary, these articles were purchased from Mary Iron Shield on April 20, 1950.

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Lot 3

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Estimate$1,000 – $1,500

Status

Closed

Sioux women's ceremonial hair pipe bone breastplate and dentalium shell ear pendants fort yates, north dakota, mid 20th century

Five rows of hair pipe bone with hide dividers and colored beads with multicolored beaded fringe, and two pairs of dentalium shell ear pendants.

L(s): approx. 38 1/2 in. (breastplate) and 24 in. (shell pendants; longest pair)

Provenance: The Luther R. and Frances T. Zehner Collection.

According to Dr. Zehner's diary, these articles were purchased from Mary Iron Shield on April 20, 1950.