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A SIOUX GHOST DANCE STAFFc. 18

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
A SIOUX GHOST DANCE STAFFc. 18
<B>A SIOUX GHOST DANCE STAFF<BR></B></I><BR>c. 1890<BR> <BR>composed of a wood handle, partially sheathed in hide, painted with yellow ochre pigment and decorated with a checkered pattern in predominantly pale pink, blue, and green beads, pairs of tassels at top and bottom terminating in metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair, surmounted by a pair of cow horns secured with buffalo fur and embellished with dew claw and fiber pendants<BR><BR>For a similar example and discussion, see Mooney, James, <I>The Ghost Dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890</B></I>, 14th Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, 1892 - 93, part 2, pp. 915-916, plates, CX and CXI.<BR><I><BR>Length: 34 inches</B></I> <B>Condition Report:</B> Overall very good condition with usual wear. wood staff & horns with light scratches. Beadwork intact. Hide fringe intact. Tassels on horns with faded pigment. No apparent restoration.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Bats, Clubs, Sticks, Swords, Rif (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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