Day 1 - Tribal Art the Americas, Indonesia & Oceania - 18th September 2019
Lot 1105
A Cree rifle case buckskin with a floral beaded border on velvet to the open end
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £600
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Description
A Cree rifle case
buckskin with a floral beaded border on velvet to the open end, fringe and bead tassels, the narrow end with quill tied tassels,
119cm long,
a Southern Plains rifle case, buckskin with a long fringe and yellow pigment, 105cm long, and a modern coup stick, 124cm long. (3)
Provenance
Cree - Christie's, London, 6 October 1987, lot 241.
Southern Plains - Michael Johnson Collection, acquired by SM September 1981.
Samuel Mason Collection.