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Lot 46
Sale 1133 - Native American Art, Session I
Apr 21, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$4,410
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Sioux Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag, Belonging to Scotty Philip (1885-1911)
fourth quarter 19th century
sinew-sewn and beaded using colors of pink, light blue, cobalt, translucent green, and rose; throat decorated with quill-wrapped hide thongs with tin cones and dyed feathers; G.P. (George Philip, nephew) inked above beaded panel
length 35 inches
Attached paper tag notes provenance as having been made by Sarah Larribee (Sioux, 1851-1937), wife to rancher and South Dakota politician Scotty Philip (1885-1911), who was also known as "the man who saved the buffalo".
This lot is located in Cincinnati.