Tribal Art & Antiquities - 19th September 2018

Lot 267

A Yankton Sioux vest circa 1890

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £750

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Description

A Yankton Sioux vest

circa 1890, buckskin with glass beads, the white ground with blue, yellow and red tipi and clouds designs to the front and back, with red borders, arm and base fringes, the ties with brass bells,

54cm long.

Provenance

The Ian West Collection.

By repute - acquired from Red Thunder's family, Spirit Lake.