Trails of Tradition: Parade Saddles, Beadwork & Western Auction
Sat, May 16, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 487
1800's Lakota Sioux Arrow ex-Custer Battlefield
Estimate: $750 - $1,250
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
The lot features a circa 1800’s Lakota Oglala Sioux of South Dakota war arrow noted by a former collector to have been collected from private property near the Battle of the Little Bighorn / Custer Last Stand Battlefield in Montana. The piece shows a thin wooden haft, stripped and carved showing an iron point arrowhead, hand-cut and forged from sheet iron, likely from a Fort Blacksmith traded in batches to the Native Americans. The piece shows sinew sewing, old paint remnants and Turkey feather fletching. The arrow was said to have been in a single family collection for many generations and a written history of being collected form private land adjacent to the Battle of the Little Bighorn / Custer’s Last Stand location in Montana was lost to history. Measures overall 30-inches in length.
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