Sold for $4,063

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Lot Description

Apache Beaded Hide Awl Case, with Awl

fourth quarter 19th century

thread and sinew-sewn hide coated with yellow and red pigment; beaded using colors of red white-heart, black, white, cobalt, and greasy yellow; three rows of tin cones attached to hide thongs line the lower edge of the beaded bands and edge of case; German silver medallion closure and with further embellishments of two metal chains, one ending a quartz blunt point and the other with an 1858 half dime

overall length 17-1/4 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 209, plate 210)

Condition Report

Hide is soft; some scattered missing beads and tin cones; coin separated from chain drop.

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