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Crow Apsaalooke Elk Ivory Dress c. 1900

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Crow Apsaalooke Elk Ivory Dress c. 1900
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The lot features an excellent Plateau Crow Apsaalooke Native American Indian dress dating to circa 1900. The Montana Crow dress shows a trade wool and trade clothe construction with trade silk / satin ribbon adornment along with 131 Elk Ivory Molar Teeth (some are finely crafted carve bone made to imitate the Elk Teeth). The dress shows an approximate size 14-16. The Elk teeth are sewn to the dress with sinew and display wonderfully. The dress overall is in very good condition and is turly a wonderful representation of Crow Women's Dresses of the late Indian Wars early Reservation period. Measures overall __.