4 of 203 lots
4
Minnesota Dakota Crane Foot Ball Club
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$6,000
Live Auction
Native American Art
Description

Minnesota Dakota Crane Foot Ball Club

mid-19th century


carved of maple and in a diminutive form; head of club depicts a crane foot holding a ball tipped with a single brass tack; brass bell; remnants of red pigment

length 13 inches

Condition
One of the toes are broken; two others are cracked. Everything appears stable. The pieces appear to have been glued together. At one point, it looks like there was a nail holding pieces together, but it is no longer there. The pieces are stable bc of the glue and the fact that they fit togther well.
Provenance
Ex Sherman Holbert; Ex Monroe Killy, Minnesota