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Lot 394

Plains Tattoo or Paint Kit 
Sale 1073 - Native American Art, Session I
Sep 9, 2022 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$2,000 - 4,000
Price Realized
$1,875
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Lot Description
Plains Tattoo or Paint Kit 
fourth quarter 19th century

consists of a small bladder pouch with black pigment inside, nine sharpened bone needles with incised markings, slotted hide container

length of bone needles, approximately 3.75 inches

Published:
The John Painter Collection (Painter 1992: 120-121)

A set of tattooing instruments identified as Hidatsa are curated within the collections of the American Museum of Natural History (catalog no: 50.2/ 3591 A-E).


Property from the Estate of Robert Streett
Ex John Painter (1930-2008) Collection, Ohio
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