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1954 Mandan Indian Wood Carving by Little Wolf

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 1,000.00 USD
1954 Mandan Indian Wood Carving by Little Wolf
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1954 Native American Mandan (North Dakota) Indian Wood Carving of Chief Four Bears by Little Wolf, wood burned on back reads ''Four Bears Mandan 1954 Little Wolf, carved from one piece of wood, Chief Four Bears ca. 1800-1837, Mah-ta-to-pe or Mahto Topé, was born about 1800, he established his leadership through the Dog Soldier and Half Shorn societies, he became an artist in his own right and a number of his robes have been preserved. He was a casualty of the 1837 smallpox epidemic that decimated about 87 percent of the Mandan Tribe. Four Bears died on July 30, 1837, measures approx. 16''H x 3.5''W.