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Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, & Antique Beadwork - January 2025

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Join us for our Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman & Antique Beadwork—January 18th, 2025 Auction here in Bozeman, Montana. Including 100's of images from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum collection of D.F. Barry Photographs as well as a large Western Antique and Beadwork collection. North American Auction Company tucker@naabid.com
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19th C Sioux Quilled Tomahawk Drop ex-C.M. Russell
Lot 294

19th C Sioux Quilled Tomahawk Drop ex-C.M. Russell

Estimate: $300 - $500
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The lot features an Indian tanned hide quilled tomahawk war club drop from the Sioux in the 19th-century from the ex-C.M. Russell Museum Great Falls, Montana and John Kleinschmidt collections. The piece exhibits Indian tanned hide covered in porcupine quill quillwork with trade thread sewing. The quillwork has a nice geometric design with colors of red, orange both in natural mineral pigment dyes as well as natural cream / white. The top has a slit cut out and would have been on a war club or tomahawk and would have hung from the gripping handle, commonly referred to as a drop. Provenance: From the John Kleinschmidt collection which was on loan to the C.M. Russell Museum from 1987 to 1993 and included in the "The Cowboy West: 100 Years of Photography 1992-1993 exhibit. Catherine A. O'Dell. An attached museum tag reads, "1396-87 O'Dell". Measures overall 9.5-inches long by 2 1/8-inch width. Was on display at the C.M. Russell museum. A copy of the C.M. Russell Museum paperwork can be available at request.

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