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Kiowa or Comanche Beaded Awl Case
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Sold
$3,500
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Kiowa or Comanche Beaded Awl Case
fourth quarter 19th century

thread and sinew-sewn harness leather, featuring a beaded diamond design in colors of greasy blue and white against a red white-heart back ground; tin cones line lower edge of cap; twisted hide fringe on cap and case; hide thong belt loop with bone beads
 
overall length 16-1/2 inches 

Provenance
Ex Mike Maxwell Collection