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Blackfoot Dance Club

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Blackfoot Dance Club
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Blackfoot Dance Club. 22" long with a fully beaded stone head. Decorated with an ermine drop on the top and a 13" fringed drop with beadwork, terminating in horsehair on the bottom. Three quarter beaded haft and one quarter cloth-wrapped. A fabulous and rare piece. Circa 1880. Made by Melinda Chuguette Wren (1846-1940), Blood Division of Canada. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Delwin and Karen Bokelman, PA., and pictured in their book Precious Dreams, pages 20 and 36.