Condition Report
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Lot 70
Sale 1133 - Native American Art, Session I
Apr 21, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$50,000 -
75,000
Price Realized
$44,100
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Southern Plains Buffalo Hide Shield and Cover
mid-19th century
shield created from thick, smoke-tanned buffalo hide and painted in yellow ochre and faint red dots; pierced through for handle and attachments
diameter 15-3/4 inches
fitted cover made from softly-tanned elk hide painted in red, green, and black; designed in two halves with zigzagging and circular elements
diameter 16-1/4 inches