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Crow Crupper Circa 1880 Fantastic crupper of commercial and braintanned leather, with beaded panels, red stroud and rawhide flank drops, long fringe and hawk bells. This piece shows the proper areas of wear from use. One of the best Crow cruppers we've seen. Price: $25,000.00 stock# |
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Cheyenne Child's Saddle Bags Circa 1880 Showing yellow ochre, with tin cone drops, red trade cloth and typical beadwork. These show the patina of use. As would be expected in children's pieces, the hide was probably a remnant and shows a patch on the underside (bigger or better hides would be saved for adult clothing and trappings). Price: $13,500.00 stock# |
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Sioux Horse Neck Drape Circa: 1890 Rare neck cover for a horse, fully beaded, with flags, morning stars, and other symbols important to the Sioux. This one dates from about 1890. They started out as ceremonial or religious coverings, and then became ornamentation for parades and special occasions. Typically paired with a horse mask, but not always. 48" wide x 25" long when flat. Price: on request stock# defau...1840 |
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Teec Nos Pos Double Saddle Blanket Circa: 1900 Teec Nos Pos textiles utilize bold intricate geometric designs which are saturated with color. Teec Nos Pos weavers often weave larger works than their Navajo neighbors, and generally compose symmetrical designs and a complex design system of outlined images. This early blanket is no exception. Woven in a combination of Germantown and homespun yarns. A wide naturally dyed border in soft brown has the four directions in black, white, red, and pumpkin on each side and on the ends. Compatible elements run between the four directions in the same four colors, and with green and gray. The corners are gray, with contrasting elements on each end. The centers of each half are an open white field. This is a great piece with a lot going on. Size: 54" L x 36" W. Price: $9,000.00 stock#defau...1873 |
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Southern Plains Saddle Circa: 1870 Made in the La Jineta style adapted from the Spanish, this saddle could be and early Navajo example, or it could be Comanche. Decorated with brass tacks over wood, covered in commercial leather (the Comanche and Taos Indians were conscripted to make commercial leather as early as 1860). The horse's mane is horsehair; holes where the ears were, holes by the mouth as if there were a bridle or bit, and brass tacks for eyes. This is a lovely, scultpural piece. SOLD stock# |
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Navajo Double Saddle Blanket Circa: 1900-1910 Nice Navajo double saddle blanket of natural tan, brown and white, with a border of stylized Maltese crosses. The ends have brown crosses with white outlines while the center has white crosses with brown outlines. Remnants of red corner tassels remain. Saddle blankets were woven not only for the cowboy trade, but also for use by Navajo horsemen and women while herding sheep. 55" long x 37.5" wide with some variation in width. Price: $5,500.00
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Navajo Saddle Throw Circa: 1890 This throw is the type that would go over the La Jineta style saddles of the Navajo, to make them more comfortable. These throws are often smaller, and because they were more readily visible being on top of the saddle rather than underneath, the patterns are quite elaborate. This throw uses a combination of Germantown yarns and hand spun wool. Price: $3,200.00 stock# |
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Northern Plains Travel Charm Circa: 1880 Small fetish-like representation of a saddle, saddle bags, saddle blanket and crupper - probably Crow or Cheyenne. This comes from the Painter collection and is pictured in the two-volume set of books. These charms are rare with most occurring in museums. They were probably used and carried when undertaking long journeys to ward off attacks by predators, enemies, or to forestall any other accident. Since the horse was almost equally responsible for the safe journey, the horse trappings of the charm possibly represent some sort of protective aura. Price: $27,000.00 stock# |
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Crow Martingale Circa: 1870 Early martingale with beaded panel on hide, and beaded hide straps. Probably buffalo. Hawk bells hang from the panel and drops. Contrasting stroud lining on each side. Ex-Painter collection and pictured in a two-volume set. One of the best examples we've seen. Price: $30,000.00 stock#defau...2057 |
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Sioux Bridle Circa: 1885-1890 Fabulous beaded bridle cover, with quilled brow and noseband. This one is mounted on a leather bridle, as it would have been when used. Extensive beadwork over the poll, brow, cheeks, and nose, with an additional crossed face drop. The throatlatch is even beaded. Rosettes are at each side of the brow, and old American flag silk ribbons remain intact. The reins are split hide with light beadwork - these may date later than the bridle. Comes with horse's head display. Price: $25,000 stock#6229 |
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Sioux Beaded Bridle Circa: 1890 Sioux beaded bridle from the Paul Dyke collection. Dyke was an artist and collector; a majority of his pieces have been purchased by the Buffalo Bill Plains Indian Museum. The bridle has a blue background, with cobalt, yellow, white and red white-heart beaded tipi designs. There are also some pumpkin beads, some nickel and brass beads, and green making up other design elements. Beaded reins match the bridle. Quill work along the brow band, with tin cones and horsehair, and silk ribbons, add to the colorful piece. The color in this picture is a little off...the beads are a truer blue...not turquoise. Price: $16,500.00 stock#defau...1609 |
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Small Ute Bag Circa: 1890-1900 Small bags from the Southern Plains or Basin area, possibly Ute. Constructed like saddle bags, but in miniature - sometimes these are identified as dog bags, sometimes as personal bags, sometimes as child's saddle bags. These are one piece with a seam up the middle, which is left un-stitched for the center opening. Mountain (stepped) beadwork is at each end, and morning stars are above each mountain. Circa 1890-1900. 28" long including fringe. Price: $3,500.00 stock#defau....1570 |
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Plateau Saddle Bags Circa: 1910 These are very nicely made of soft thick hides, red trade cloth and beautiful beadwork. The two large geometric beadwork panels are 9 1/2" by 8 1/2" and are beaded with blue, red, pink, green, yellow, dark green, cobalt and white beads. The outside edges of each panel are outlined in serrated green dyed leather, with beaded details and then, a strip of dark blue wool. The fringe on each end is 31" long. The canvas backing shows very light wear; these were probably used in a parade and sold right to a spectator. These bags are extremely visual and would be a great focal point in a room. Price: $9,650.00 stock#defau...1347 |
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Plateau Martingale Circa: 1910 Beaded Plateau parade martingale on dark blue felted wool backed by natural muslin and trimmed with red stroud. The design is beaded with big bold flowers in great yellows and blues with white and green. Tin cone drops and hawk bells hang from the outer half. This came off the Yakima reservation. Price: $3,125.00 stock#defau...077 |
