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Kiowa Beaded Dispatch Case
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000
Sold
$17,000
Live Auction
Native American Art
Location
Cincinnati
Description
Kiowa Beaded Dispatch Case
fourth quarter 19th century
sinew-sewn commercial leather beaded in an abstract floral pattern using colors of cobalt, medium and light blue, pink, white, pea green, rose, and amber; soft hide fringe is coated with yellow and green pigments; tin cones, brass beads, German silver button; collection number inked on reverse
overall length 20-3/4 inches
Exhibited:
1999-April 2020. Aspen Art Museum. Art of Grace and Passion, Antique American Indian Art
Published:
Shaw, George Everett. Art of Grace and Passion, Antique American Indian Art (1999: 23)
From the Collection of Peter Schramm, Illinois
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition
Hide fringe is soft and supple; minimal scattered bead loss; harness leather is pliable but is curved at top from hanging, with small crack in leather. Leather strap is broken.
Provenance
Collected from Chilocco Indian School (1884-1980), Newkirk, Oklahoma; Ex Hugh and Gay Easton, Aspen, Colorado