American Indian Art at Auction

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<b>AMERICAN INDIAN ART AT AUCTION</b>
<p>Cowan’s is pleased to announce the public auction of a major collection of American Indian Art recently deaccessioned from the Western Reserve Historical Society of Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of a wide range of basketry, beadwork, weaponry and textiles from all Native American Culture Areas, most of the items were not officially accessioned into the Western Reserve's collection until 1942. Approximately 400 lots will be offered in this sale, highlighted by a fine group of 19th century Navajo textiles, a group of fine Puebloan polychrome storage jars, Apache ollas, a select group of Plain beadwork and parfleches, and numerous California baskets. A small group of select properties from other consignors rounds out the sale.
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Native American Platinum Photograph,239 - Native American Platinum Photograph,
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7.5" x 9.25", signed in negative "Eagle Elk-Sioux", coyright 1898 F.A. Rinehart, Omaha, No. 875." Stamped on rear, "Th...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Standing Rock Agency Ration Token,240 - Standing Rock Agency Ration Token,
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octagonal steel ration token dated "1875," and inscribed with title above, reverse marked "Good for 10 Pounds Meat," nearly 1&qu...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Colonial American Tomahawk,241 - Colonial American Tomahawk,
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Halberd-type tomahawk with original wooden handle, illustrated in Hartzler & Knowles, "Indian Tomahawks and Frontiersmen Belt Axes," p...
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
 
 
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Hatchet Captured in Black Hawk War,242 - Hatchet Captured in Black Hawk War,
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hand-forged, and stamped "D. Sharpe" near the butt. The head with a tear-dropped eyelet, 4.25" x 3.25" showing evidence of heav...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Early Spontoon Type Tomahawk,243 - Early Spontoon Type Tomahawk,
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probably 18th-century. Classic example of a rare, early type with two bands of pewter inlaid into wooden handle, with pewter end caps, pipe-tomahawk w
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Fine Joseph Jourdain Tomahawk,244 - Fine Joseph Jourdain Tomahawk,
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circa 1845-55. Hand-forged steel, with Jourdain's signature inlaid brass crescent, decorated with a series of six tiny "punches"; the...
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 12,000.00
 
 
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Early Wood and Catlinite Bullet Mold,245 - Early Wood and Catlinite Bullet Mold,
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composed of two carved and slotted wooden sides, each fitted with a catlinite inset, with five circular molds, three approximately .30 caliber, one .3
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Recurved Wooden Bow,246 - Recurved Wooden Bow,
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19th-century. Possibly Great Lakes or Northern Plains, with great polished patina; 42.25" long. Deaccessioned from the Western Reserve Historic...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Recurved Wooden Bow,247 - Recurved Wooden Bow,
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probably Great Lakes region. Inked museum accession number; 48.5" long. Excellent.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Great Lakes Style Wooden Bow,248 - Great Lakes Style Wooden Bow,
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with ends carved with notched scallops,and with fine polished patina; 43" long. Probably Chippewa or Winnebago. Deaccessioned from the Western ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Cree Beaded Canvas Moccasins,249 - Cree Beaded Canvas Moccasins,
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each with thread-sewn beadwork in overlay stitch, colors in cobalt, translucent red, and translucent blue on a pale variegated-blue bead background, s
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Northern Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins,250 - Northern Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins,
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each with sinew-sewn beadwork in colors of royal, cobalt, medium blue, red, orange-red, pink, dark green, and silver tone on a white beaded backgroun
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Sioux Beaded Hide Moccasins,251 - Sioux Beaded Hide Moccasins,
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each of buffalo hide with sinew-sewn beadwork in colors of dark blue, pink, yellow, and translucent green, with designs of diamonds on top, and with h
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Eastern Woodlands Beaded Hide Moccasins,252 - Eastern Woodlands Beaded Hide Moccasins,
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lot of 2. Includes one on which artisan used ultra-small beads on moccasin with a velvet cuff bound with red trade cloth and beaded in colors of pale
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Beaded Hide Moccasins,253 - Beaded Hide Moccasins,
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lot of 3. Includes a pair collected by Charles Manchester of Akron while a judge in Indian Territory, OK, with a stylized floral motif in colors of pi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Cree Beaded Tobacco Bag,254 - Cree Beaded Tobacco Bag,
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all thread-sewn, with a notched throat decorated with a lane of black and white seed beads, margins with mauve and black beads, and main decorative pa
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Eastern Woodlands Beaded Hide Gauntlets,255 - Eastern Woodlands Beaded Hide Gauntlets,
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pair, each with a thread-sewn rose bouquet on the front and with a bunch of daisies on the reverse, and with fur trim at the cuff, wrist, and top of t
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Northern Plains Hide Beaded Gauntlets,256 - Northern Plains Hide Beaded Gauntlets,
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pair, each with thread(?)-sewn beadwork in overlay technique and with design of flowers and butterflies, in colors of red, red-orange, yellow, orange,
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Cree  Woman's Hide Mittens,257 - Cree Woman's Hide Mittens,
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with finely embroidered floral decorations in bright cotton threads of various colors; 8.50" x 4.5" Deaccessioned from the Western Reserve...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Iroquois Hat,258 - Iroquois Hat,
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Glengarry style, constructed of black twill-weave wool trimmed with red trade cloth, decorated on top and sides with a star and foliate motifs, thread
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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