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Spirit of the West: Premier March Native American & Western Auction

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Join North American Auction Company on March 14th for our Spirit of the West: Premier Collector Native American & Western Auction. This is a wonderful collection of items including pieces from the C.M. Russell Museum Kleinschmidt, Bruce VanLandingham Sundog, Rockefeller, and other collections of items including Native American Beadwork and Weapons, Western History, D.F. Barry Photographs, along with the largest collection of Winold Reiss Calendars and Ephemera, fine Navajo Jewelry, American, and Luxury Jewelry. Visit Live.Naabid.com for more details or call 800-686-4216. North American Auction Company tucker@naabid.com
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1870 Indian War Bear Hide Coat ex-Montana Ranch
Lot 130

1870 Indian War Bear Hide Coat ex-Montana Ranch

Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000
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Featured in this lot is this White Sulphur Springs Ranch bear fur coat by Gordon and Ferguson circa 1870 Indian Wars Era. The stagecoach coat features a wonderfully and professionally crafted bear hide with trade cloth lining and is extremely heavy used for the extreme weather exposure. “This type of winter outerwear would have been worn on Gen. Nelson A. Miles' 1876-77 expedition with his 'Yellowstone Command' during the Great Sioux War. After learning of Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, Miles fought against the Lakota and their allies in the northern plains; to his enemies, Miles became known as 'man-with-the-bear-coat' for the similar winter overcoat he wore in these excursions. These full-length black bear officer's coats are much scarcer than their buffalo counterparts, which were more readily available to the command. An excellent assemblage of winter campaign equipage from the late 1870s.” The condition of this stagecoach coat is well preserved for its age with some wear to the outside of the fur and the tail of the coat shows some tattering due to age but otherwise shows a well preserved overall condition. The measurements of this bear fur stagecoach coat is 42 1/4" x 24 1/4". The collective weight of this stagecoach coat is 6lb 10oz.

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