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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Estimate
$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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