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National Park Items can be found on our National Park pages, and on the art pages.... more folk art and fun items can be found on our Interiors pages.... |
Glacier Park Mountain Goat Woodcarving John L. Clarke, Glacier Park (1881-1970) Circa 1930 Clarke, who was part Blackfeet, was rendered deaf and mute by Scarlet Fever as a youngster. In school he was introduced to wood carving. As a young adult he lived in what would become East Glacier, Montana, as his notoriety grew. Presidents, artists, and industrialists collected his work and thought him among the best carvers the country had produced. The Great Northern's "Goat" logo was based on Clarke's carving. This small goat is an excellent example. Price $1,200.00 |
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Blackfeet Child's Tipi Circa: 1920 Wonderful child's tipi in the typical Blackfeet fashion, circa 1920. Painted designs include the night sky at the top, with big and little dippers on the ears of the tipi. On the bottom are mountains and ancestral beings or "puffballs". The center back has the morning star, and a mountain sheep tail drop. 35" by 26". Additional photos on request. Price: $22,000.00 stock#anono...127 |
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Early Pipe Tomahawk
Circa 1850 Early pipe tomahawk circa 1850 or earlier. Wood has shrunk from lead inlays in places. Notch for handhold where a feathered drop probably once hung. 20.5" by 7.5". Price: $9,500.00 stock#anono..43
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Child's Toy Tipi Circa:1900 Child's tipi of brain-tanned leather, mounted on a canvas and frame wall structure. Probably Southern Cheyenne, with green, red and yellow ochre, and tin cones with red horsehair drops. The door flap is on the left, with the right side contoured for the opening. Excellent condition and a great piece of wall art. Could be easily removed from the frame and set up in three-dimensional format. 36.5" by 37". Price: $10,000.00 stock#defau....2078 |
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Hair Roach Spreader
Circa 1940 German silver roach spreader by Pawnee metalsmith Julius Caesar (1910-1982). Caesar was a highly acclaimed artist and member of the Native American Church. This roach spreader has the Peyote Bird symbol used by the church. The edges of the spreader are cleverly worked to look like the edges of a feather. There's a shaft to hold a plume, and around the bottom of this shaft there is significant verdigris. The piece is marked on the bottom. A hair roach is a kind of ornamentation made of porcupine hair (not quills), which has the effect of a mohawk hair cut.
Price: $1,800.00 stock#caesj....01 |
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Woman's Smoking Pipe
Circa 1880-90 Woman's smoking pipe circa 1880-90 from the Omaha Indian reservation. 7 1/2" by 1 1/2".
Price: $1,625.00 stock#defau..0556 |
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Navajo Canteen
Circa 1880 Brass canteen with four directions on the surface, and wooden plug held by braided leather strap. Trade beads are evident on the strap. This is an early piece, circa 1880, which may have been used to hold tobacco. 2" by 3".
Price: $1,250.00 stock#navajo...28 |
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Plateau Corn Husk Bag
Circa 1890 Interesting corn husk bag - instead of being flat, this bag has defined sides and bottom. Two top flaps for closure with brass buttons. Braintanned handle, trimmed in red trade cloth. This could have been a Bible bag. Price: $2,000.00 stock#anono..45
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Blackfeet Painted Elk Hide Circa: 1910 Incredible painted elk hide from Glacier Park, Montana. Painted by Blackfeet, including Wades-in-the-Water, Mountain Chief, Arrow Top Knot, and Many Tails. Each painter depicted an episode in which they were involved in Blackfeet history. Mountain Chief's story is a fight at Ft. Benton; Many Tails' is another fight at Wolf Point; Arrow Top Knot depicts stealing Crow horses, and Wades-in-Water shows a one-on-one battle in which he is the victor. Typical Blackfeet painting technique is used, and the more upright Blackfeet tipis are shown. Each painter has put his name on the section showing his exploits. Circa 1910. Rare. Approx. 63" high and 78" across (widest points). Price: On Request stock#DEFAU...1787 |
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Plains Buffalo Drum Circa: 1900 Made from a part of an old oak barrel, with early willow rings. Rawhide on top and bottom. Main side had a great stylized buffalo figure, and other side has crescent moon and morning star. Possibly southern plains. Circa 1900. Diameter: 20"; 10" tall. Price: $5,500.00 stock#defau...1926 |
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Thunderbird Totem Circa: 1950 Folk art totem pole with a thunderbird image carved by John Wahnetah (deceased), a Cherokee Indian circa 1950's. It is painted in bright turquoise, yellow, red, black and white. Stands 24 1/2" tall and is 23" wide wing tip to tip. Stands on a wooden platform. Price: $2,750.00 stock#WAHNJ...01 |
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Powderhorn with Beaded Strap Circa: 1870
Price: $2,950.00 stock#defau...1864 |
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Blackfeet Drum Circa: 1890 One of the nicest drums we've encountered. Painted rawhide top and painted muslin sides. The muslin is wrapped around an old wooden cheese box. A leather harness with buckles are strung across the back for a hand hold. There is evidence of earlier paint or a rejected design under the main red horse. The striker is fashioned from a recycled chair leg with a leather wrap. This piece was sold by the Morning Star Gallery to the last collector, and came to Cayuse from them.
Price: $2,500.00 stock#defau...1823 |
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Shoshone Sundance Hide Circa: 1920 Watercolor on hide depicting the Shonshone sundance cermony, circa 1920. Signed "George Norman", this may have been the work of an anthropologist observing the proceedings. Titled at the bottom, "Early in the Morning, Shoshoni Sundance", the painting shows the sacred pole and enclosure, with a full bald eagle mounted at the top of the pole, or in the "Eagle's Nest". The colors have faded somewhat and the green is almost non-existent, but careful scrutiny will reveal that the artist showed, correctly, the harvested pines surrounding the enclosure. The dancers are all inside, under (curiously) a red, white and blue stars and stripes banner. They have their hands in the air and are probably greeting the sunrise before the start of the dance. Spectators include seated women and standing men - the men are dressed in a variety of cowboy garb and either carry or are wrapped in blankets. Several saddled horses are in the periphery. This is a great piece - it's framed in an early Victorian or tramp art frame. Total size is 35 x 27. Price: $8,500.00 stock#normg...01 |
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Cheyenne Painted Deer Hide Circa: 1900 From the collection of Carl Moon, noted southwest photographer. Pictured on page 310 of "In Search of the Wild Indian - Photographs and Life Works of Carl and Grace Moon" (Tom Driebe, author). In the book, Driebe writes that "Many of Moon's friends, such as the famous artist Charles M. Russell, collected artifacts and compared notes, and would sometimes trade items. Many of Moon's artifacts were collected by Russell and later given to Moon." Driebe also states that some of the Plains items came from the Crow scout White Man Runs Him, the Sioux chief Luther Standing Bear, or Chief Thunderbird. This is a deer hide, with four warriors in pictographic paint. Price: $15,000.00 stock#defau...1786 |
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Wolf Totem Circa: 1910 Wonderful old Haida totem (circa 1910) depicting a wolf holding a human, and what is possibly a beaver's head at the bottom. This was an outdoor piece, and probably had a twin - these were usually on either side of an entrance to a house. Remnants of old white, black and light blue paint remain. The cedar is weathered to silver-gray. 18" high. One ear of the wolf has been broken long ago. Fabulous piece. Price: $2,800.00 stock#defau..1488 |
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Woodlands Pipe Bowl Circa: 1860 Woodlands carved pipe bowl circa 1860. Probably from Great Lakes area, possibly Sioux, Cree or Ojibway. Excellent detail of a running buck. The bowl has a very old crack which has an equally old wire wrap. It's lined in iron, and also in some other metal, looking like pewter. Price: $1,875.00 stock#defau...1338 |
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Tall Cedar Totem Pole Circa: 1907 Tall totem pole from Chillwack, BC, circa 1907. Eagle is at the top, with a turtle, beaver and frog below. The eagle's outstretched wings are attached separately. The style is rather simplistic, with a pleasing look to it. Paint (probably from multiple paintings) remains on the piece. Over 37" tall, and 20" wide at wingspan. Price: $2,800.00 stock#defau...1490 |
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Hudson Bay Totem Pole Circa: 1930 Totem carved for the Hudson Bay stores, circa 1930. The Hudson Bay stores started literally as some of the earliest trading posts in Canada and the northwest; they are still in existence today. This carving consists of an eagle with outspread wings, atop a sea monster. The carving is detailed, but not really rooted in the Northwest Coast carving tradition. One of the wings broke and was repaired along the way, adding to its charm. Painted in vivid colors, showing the chips one would expect through the years, and with the words "display only" carved into the back of the base. 17" high, and 21" wide across wing span. Price: $2,000.00 stock#defau...1489 |
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Northwest Horn Comb Circa: 1900 Northwest Coast comb carved from bighorn sheep's horn. The carved beaver's face is quite detailed. 4 1/4" high x 2 1/8" wide. Collectible. Price: $850.00 stock#defau...1324 |
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Kiowa Canteen Circa: 1880 Small canteen for holding tobacco, peyote, or other nrecessity, made from buffalo scrotum rawhide. Very early - circa 1880. Twisted sinew strap is detached at one end, but original to the piece. Rare. Price: $1,875.00 stock#kiowa...01 |
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Muslin Ledger Painting Southern Plains - Circa: 1890 Unusually large, one-figure drawing on muslin by an unknown Native American artist. Depicting a warrior on horseback, this has the look of an Arapaho or Cheyenne. The horse's bridle looks to be of nickel silver and has a drop with a crescent hanging from it. The horse's tail is tied in a red cloth. The warrior's moccasins and leggings have a "mountain" or tipi style design, and he is wearing a full headdress. The horse has hands painted on shoulder and hip. This piece came from the Gary Coleman collection; after settlement of his legal battle with his parents, Mr. Coleman was awarded with many of the artworks purchased by them with his funds. Coleman sold the artwork to a music producer, where it has remained until now. Muslin is 34 x 40 in a larger lucite frame. Price: $25,000.00 stock#defau...1367 |
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Child's Tipi Circa: 1885 Rare Sioux child's Tipi circa 1885. Believed to have been an actual toy it due to the wear and the size. The tipi combines quillwork and beading: the sides have quilled cornstalks that appear to be topped with morning stars, there are beaded roundels, and beaded horizontal striping up the back. Although one side is quite faded it is possible to see some of the original bright red quilling on the other side. The tie tassles also had quill work with a few remaining. There are 4 beaded medallions with old yellow, copper brown and red beads. The back has 17 rows of cobalt blue beaded stripes each with 3 rows of clear pink beads in the middle. The tipi poles may be original based on their patina, but have been reinforced over the years with everything from wire to new sinew. This is a wonderful piece. Price: on request stock#defau...0964 |
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Plains Elk Robe
Plains painted elk robe, circa 1880-1890. Red, blue, yellow and white paint are visible in an outline of the hide. It has a stylized representation of another hide inside the border, with a large red tail - possibly an indication of the "Long Tail Deer" which is one of the Elk Dreamer Society symbols. There are stylized bear paws on the neck of the hide. This was most likely a woman's wearing robe. The hair is still on the hide, but it is brittle and easily lost due to its age. 5' wide, and 4' 6" high, if displayed horizontally (at present, the only way to hang it is vertically - it is not mounted). In good condition with very little hardening or stiffness to the hide. There are several skinning holes evident. Price: on request stock# |
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Painted Buffalo Skull Rare early Buffalo Skull from British Columbia that is either Blackfoot or Piegan. The skull has red paint on it and the original sweetgrass that it was stuffed with. It was probably used in a Sun Dance. It is approximately 17" high by 24" wide. Price: $3,800.00 stock#defau...0611 |
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Carved Cedar Eagle Circa: 1950s or earlier Carved eagle from the Northwest Coast. Not painted, but in original cedar. It is carved in two pieces and can be transported this way. 30" high by 27 1/2" wide. Price: $3,800.00 stock#defau...0633 |
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Catlinite Pipe Circa: 1880 Small catlinite pipe with stem. Pipe is inlaid with pewter or nickle. Plains, probably man's traveling pipe. Price:$2,100.00 stock#214764 |
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Indian Saddle Circa: 1870 Plains or Plateau , made of wood, rawhide and mule deer antler. Rare to find rigging and stirrup straps intact. Childs or young girl's. Price:$3,400.00 stock#3886 |
