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Lot 55
Sale 6422 - Native American Art
Sep 25, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$15,000 -
25,000
Price Realized
$38,400
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Northern Plains Painted Hide Shield Cover, with Shield
fourth quarter 19th century
cover created using thin, softly tanned hide; painted in red, green, and yellow; with imagery of the sun and moon, four Thunderbirds, and an ethereal horned being; hairlocks wrapped with yarn and cotton fabric surround the outer edge; drawstring closure
a rawhide shield is placed tightly inside; shield has two thick straps coated in green pigment
diameter 19 inches
Ex Private Chicago Collection
Ex Paul Gray, New York
Ex H. Malcolm Grimmer, Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Emily T. and Adolphus Andrews Collection of Native American Art
This lot is located in Cincinnati.