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Lot 70

Sale 1220 - Native American Art, Session I
Sep 22, 2023 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000
Price Realized
$13,860
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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Southern Plains Painted Shield Cover, with Shield
third quarter 19th century


cover made of thin hide and painted with imagery of the sun, crescent moon, a series of six crossed spheres, and dragonfly; two triangular drops, crafted from buffalo hide are painted in blue and red pigments; additional hawk bell embellishment

buffalo hide shield is tightly fastened within the cover; shield is brightly painted in blue, red, and yellow pigments through small tears in the hide

diameter 18-1/4 inches

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