Sioux Beaded and Quilled Tobacco Bag, with Drawing on Reverse
Sale 1053 - Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Jun 9, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$10,000 -
15,000
Price Realized
$10,625
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Lot Description
Sioux Beaded and Quilled Tobacco Bag, with Drawing on Reverse
fourth quarter 19th century
thread and sinew-sewn; the front features bright quilled bands and small beaded panel in colors of greasy yellow, red white-heart, royal blue and light blue; faintly drawn on the back is a scene with a cabin, tipis and horse tracks
overall length 33 inches
The … bag is painted on reverse, an unusual decorative technique for a pipe bag. It depicts a log cabin under attack and three horse tracks, a record of some otherwise forgotten raid on white. (Hanson 1994: 123).
Published:
Spirits of the Art (Hanson 1994: 123, plate 125)
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