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Navajo Painted Buffalo Vertebrae, late 19th C.

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Navajo Painted Buffalo Vertebrae, late 19th C.
Navajo Folk Art Painted Buffalo Vertebrae, late 19th C.; the vertebra is naturally shaped in the manner of a steer's head with horns; the bone was set with glass beads for eyes and painted in shades of yellow, red & black; attached inscription reads "Buffalo vertebra (rare) Painted by Navajo Indians Gallup, N.M."; 4" wide x 2.5" tall.