Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020
Lot 184
An Ojibwa dated beaded belt Leech Lake Reservation
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £120
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Description
An Ojibwa dated beaded belt
Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota
sack cloth, cloth and coloured glass and cut steel beads, with two floral sprays and a date 1916,
89cm long.
Provenance
Michael G. Johnson Collection.
With a hand written note - Made by Chippewa Indians near Leechlake, Minnesota for Mom's Uncle George Mankins who was a fishing & hunting guide there. He was married to Mom's aunt Bernice who was Grandma Hetricks' sister.