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19th C. Navajo Quilled Parfleche Rattles

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
19th C. Navajo Quilled Parfleche Rattles
Featured in this lot is this set of parfleche rawhide rattles with quillwork and elk hide ends and adornments from the Navajo of the Southern Native American Indians dating to circa 19th Century from the Sundog Bruce VanLandingham collection. The set shows a thick elk hide parfleche rawhide rattle top with dark coloring and one showing classic Navajo tooled decoration designs with red ocher mineral pigment coloring. The corners of each rattle show a trade cotton fringe. The condition of this pair of rattles is good with weathering and patina constant with the age of the rattles but otherwise shows good overall condition. The measurements of these rattles is 10" long including the tassel and 2 5/8" wide and 1 1/2" deep; for the other rattle 10" including the tassel 2 1/4" wide and 1 1/2" in depth. Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and acquired by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman which was both part museum and gallery.