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7th Cavalry Scout Curley's Medicine Snake Fetish

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
7th Cavalry Scout Curley's Medicine Snake Fetish
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Brain Tanned Buffalo Leather with Trade Beads. Fetish has some wear as expected with age. 7 1/2" long. This fetish was in Curley's possession at the time of his death on the Crow Agency in 1923. This snake fetish was later exhibited at the Montana Territorial Centennial Train World's Fair Exhibit. Provenance: EX: Arndt Collection, Don C. Foote "Treasures of The West" Collection, and then later sold at the Butterfield Auction November 9, 1988 (Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer Memorabilia and Western Artifact Sale). Superb and stunning opportunity to own a piece of American history.