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Sioux Beaded and Quilled Bowcase & Quiver

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
Sioux Beaded and Quilled Bowcase & Quiver
Preview: Phoenix Marriott Mesa - 200 N Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ 85201
Preview Period:
Thursday January 27 -- 3:00 pm-7:00 pm
Friday January 28 -- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday January 29 – 9:00 am -4:30 pm
38” long, outlined and conjoined half triangles in red, yellow & cobalt on a powder blue field with red stripe quillwork on the body and the strap. Great fringe and patina. Includes an early sinew-backed bow and group of arrows. Fine condition, c 1870 Sioux Bowcase - Quiver by Benson L Lanford As for most material culture objects, American Indians perhaps unconsciously often considered any given object as a tabula rasa— plain and awaiting decoration. No doubt the majority of things made for their own use remained unadorned and essentially utilitarian in nature. However, Indian people readily converted an amazing number of object types into virtual objects d’art. Such objects include—perhaps unexpectedly, household articles, tools and utensils, all types of clothing, and weapons. An important consideration is the fact that in addition to the way objects are constructed or tailored, along with the component materials, are as significant for tribal recognition as are the elaborative techniques, colors, and especially the specific designs or motifs the maker-artists select. The type of materials employed depends in part on the range of things available in the locale—or on trade with the outside, be it with other Indian groups or with Euro-Americans. The preparation of the component materials depends on the knowledge and skill of the person at work— and these being preceded by countless generations of experience on part of one’s people. The structure of objects conforms to tribal tradition and taste; likewise, the component materials themselves, and manner of and the designs used in the ornamentation. All of these features combine so that a given object makes a statement of who I am / who we are -- whether tribe, band, clan, society, family, or individual. (READ MORE p 130)