5th Annual Montana Big Chief Auction

Auction Details

Day 1:

Highlights Include:

The Coca Cola Playing Card Collection of George Anderson, Taxidermy, Elk Horn Table, Ruana Knife and Hatchet, Umitilla House Bar Oregon Good For Mirror, 1952 Topps Look N See Baseball Set, Commodore Amiga Computer, Gold and Diamond Rings, Howell & James Carriage Clock, Zodiac Moonphase Watch, Goodkind Liquors Montana Jug, Single Plank Farm House Refectory Table, and so much more

Day 2:

Highlights Include:
18th Century American Dutch Made Sconces, Kenneth Dupee Swan Montana Photo Archive, 1871 Comet Clipper Ship Trade Card, Ruana Knife and Hatchet, Lalique Ondines Vase, Erotic Paper Mache Snuff Box, Antique Chinese Jade, Cast Iron Lund & Reynolds Pub Tables, Fine Jewelry, Salesman Sample Stoves, Shekhawati Rajasthani Wedding Shawl, Ivan Saltykov Imperial Russian Sugar Tongs, Tuna Iquliq Soapstone Carving, New York City Cigar Store Indian Photo, Historical Photography, Fine Jewelry, and much more

Day 3: The Big Chief Main Event

Featuring Art by the Following Artists

Albert Bierstadt, Fairfield Porter, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Maynard Dixon, Edward Willis Redfield, Ralph Albert Blakelock, Mark Eberhard, Andrew Dasburg, Charles M. Russell, Rubert Clunie, Peter Voulkos, Len Chmiel, Thomas Hill, John Fery, Clyde Forsythe, Martyn Richardson, Ralph Pallen Coleman, Logan Maxwell Hagege, Val Paul Taylor, Nicholas Richard Brewer, Rachel Harvey, Bob Scriver, Francis de Erdely, Cassilly Adams, Jack Roberts, Tim Shinabarger, Richard Greeves, Daro Flood, Jay Contway, and Will Rogers

Native American Indian Art Pottery and Beadwork, Fine Jewelry, Bisti Trading Post Navajo Rug, Kwakiutl Raven Mask, Artifacts from the Dick Flood Collection, Colorado National Forest Porcelain Sign, Inuit Snow Goggles, Antique Chinese Jade, Navajo Jewelry, Montana History, and So Much More

Day 4: Militaria

Highlights include:

WW2 German SS Uniform, Alexander Henry .500 Nitro Express Rifle, USMC Remington Mark 1 Shotgun, Imperial German Artillery Luger, Browning Superposed Shotgun, Ottobock Genium Prostetic Leg and Knee, 15th US Cavalry Veterinarian Medal Grouping, Uberti Trapper Rifle, Ruana Knife and Hatchet, Vietnam War MRE Case, Winchester Rifles, Desco Rebreather, Jimmy Lile Knife, Asian and Far Eastern Weaponry, Wilgus Lodge Order of the Arrow Patches, Bayonets, Military Gear, Ammo, Gun Parts, and so much more
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Charles M Russell FA Menea Montana Letter951 - Charles M Russell FA Menea Montana Letter
Davis Brothers Auction
The only known reproduction of this letter. 7 7/8" by 9 7/8". Ex Dick Flood Collection. Charles Marion Russell (1864 - 1926) was active/li...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 850.00
 
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Blackfeet John L. Cutapuis Clarke Wood Sculptor952 - Blackfeet John L. Cutapuis Clarke Wood Sculptor
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The Silent Call of Glacier National Park. Dr. Larry Len Peterson. 2024
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Ancient Pueblo Hohokam Cradleboard953 - Ancient Pueblo Hohokam Cradleboard
Davis Brothers Auction
Well over 500 years old. Comes with two single moccasins as well. Legally collected over 100 years ago on Private Land. 22 1/2" by 8 5/8" ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Charles M Russell Joe De Yong Cradleboards954 - Charles M Russell Joe De Yong Cradleboards
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Pair of Painted Native American Indian Cradleboards. One made and painted by Charles M. Russell, the other by Joe De Yong. Russell Cradleboard is 13 1
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
 
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Collection of Joe De Yong Cradleboard Materials955 - Collection of Joe De Yong Cradleboard Materials
Davis Brothers Auction
Provenance: The Estate of Dick Flood, Joe De Yong, Daro Flood, through descent. Comes with a photo copy of a letter of documentation from Dick Flood...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Native American Indian Tacked Painted Cradleboard956 - Native American Indian Tacked Painted Cradleboard
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17" by 40". First half of the 20th Century. From the Estate of Daro Flood.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 210.00
 
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Will Rogers Personally Owned Riata Lariat Rope957 - Will Rogers Personally Owned Riata Lariat Rope
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Superb piece of western history. Will Rogers gave this Rope to Joe De Yong, who then gave it to Richard Flood in 1964. Provenance: The Estate of Dick
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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Sioux Native American Indian Medicine Bundle Bag958 - Sioux Native American Indian Medicine Bundle Bag
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Second Half of the 19th Century. Beaded on Pony Hide. 11 1/4" by 17 1/4".
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Fort Berthold Mandan Indian Quilled War Shirt Bib959 - Fort Berthold Mandan Indian Quilled War Shirt Bib
Davis Brothers Auction
Encased in Acrylic Box. 7" by 9 7/8". Second half of the 19th Century.
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for 400.00
 
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Native American Indian Inlaid Pipe Tomahawk960 - Native American Indian Inlaid Pipe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Gorgeous old piece. Ex Dick Flood Collection. 7 5/8" by 2 1/8" by 1 1/4"
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
 
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Native American Indian Trade Steel Scraper961 - Native American Indian Trade Steel Scraper
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Ex Dick Flood Collection. 8" by 1 3/4"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 170.00
 
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Antique Native American Indian Trade Knife962 - Antique Native American Indian Trade Knife
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Ex Dick Flood Collection. 8" long. May have also been used as a buffalo lance point.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Native American Indian War Club Tomahawk Head963 - Native American Indian War Club Tomahawk Head
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Ex Dick Flood Collection. 8" by 2 5/8" by 1 1/4"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Native American Indian Spike Tomahawk964 - Native American Indian Spike Tomahawk
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Ex Dick Flood Collection. 5 1/2" by 1 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 130.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk965 - Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. Found in St. Croix Falls Polk County Wisconsin by W.J. Powell. 4 1/2" by 2" by 1 1/2".
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 120.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk966 - Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 4 1/4" by 2 1/4" by 1 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 300.00
 
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Native American Indian Trade Axe967 - Native American Indian Trade Axe
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Ex Dick Flood Collection. 4 1/2" by 3" by 1 1/4"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 15.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk968 - Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk
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Ex Dick Flood Collection. Touch marked as shown. 6" by 4" by 2 1/2"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for 210.00
 
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Native American Indian Trade Axe Tomahawk969 - Native American Indian Trade Axe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 5 7/8" by 3 5/8" by 1 1/2"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Native American Indian Trade Axe Tomahawk970 - Native American Indian Trade Axe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 6" by 2 1/8" by 1 1/8"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk971 - Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 7 1/8" by 3 3/8" by 2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk972 - Native American Indian French Trade Axe Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. Touch Marked. 5 1/2" by 2 1/2" by 1 1/2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 210.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Buffalo Lance Point973 - Plains Native American Indian Buffalo Lance Point
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Ex Dick Flood Collection. 8 7/8" by 2".
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 140.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Adze Head974 - Native American Indian French Trade Adze Head
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 6 3/4" by 3 3/4" by 1 7/8"
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Hide Scraper975 - Native American Indian French Trade Hide Scraper
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 4 1/2" by 4" by 1 1/2"
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 40.00
 
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Native American Indian French Trade Hoof Knife976 - Native American Indian French Trade Hoof Knife
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 8 3/8" by 1 3/4" by 3/4"
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 220.00
 
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Native American Indian Spike Tomahawk977 - Native American Indian Spike Tomahawk
Davis Brothers Auction
Ex Dick Flood Collection. 7 1/4" by 1 1/2" by 1 1/2"
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Navajo Teasel Cross Wool Carder Combs978 - Navajo Teasel Cross Wool Carder Combs
Davis Brothers Auction
8 3/4" long.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle979 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Made from Buffalo Scrotum. First half of the 20th Century. 17 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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Painted Native American Indian Rattle980 - Painted Native American Indian Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
13 3/8" long. Second half of the 20th Century.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle981 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Dew Claw Rattle. First half of the 20th Century. 16 1/2" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle982 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Gourd form. Southern Plains. First half of the 20th Century. 7" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle983 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Gourd form. Southern Plains. First half of the 20th Century. 8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle984 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Gourd form. Southern Plains. 7 1/8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 55.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle985 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Second half of the 20th Century. 12 5/8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 25.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle986 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Gourd form. Southern Plains. First half of the 20th Century. 9 7/8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle987 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
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Peyote Rattle. First half of the 20th Century. 17 3/4" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 20.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle988 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Made from Buffalo Scrotum. First half of the 20th Century. 16 3/4" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle989 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
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Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 12 5/8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle990 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 10 3/4" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle991 - Plains Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Gourd form. Southern Plains. 7" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
Sold to floor for 75.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle992 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 17 1/4" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 80.00
 
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Navajo Indian Rawhide Case993 - Navajo Indian Rawhide Case
Davis Brothers Auction
19 5/8" long.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to floor for 10.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle994 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 11" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle995 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 14 5/8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 45.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle996 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 11 3/8" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 35.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle997 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 15 1/4" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 50.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle998 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Incised and painted design. First Half of the 20th Century. 14 5/8" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 30.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle999 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
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Deer Hoof. Second half of the 19th Century. 8 5/8" long.
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 85.00
 
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Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle1000 - Navajo Native American Indian Medicine Man Rattle
Davis Brothers Auction
Deer Hoof. First half of the 20th Century. 9 1/4" long.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 65.00
 
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