Native American Jewelry, Beadwork & Western Auction July 9th
Sat, Jul 9, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 90
C. 1850-1880 Comanche Horse Parfleche Riding Quirt
Estimate: $1,250 - $2,500
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 |
This is an unusual piece showing a parfleche rawhide horse head figural riding quirt from the Comanche Indians of Texas dating to the mid-to-late 19th Century. The piece exhibits a slightly flexible, presumably harness leather, core which is comletely covered in parfleche rawhide showing three wider rings of hide accepnted by red and yellow mineral pigment painted bands and incised designs. The top of the quirt is comprised of a highly unusual and rare horse head shaped section of parfleche rawhide with polychrome painted features in mineral pigment colors of black and yellow, striped down the nose and sides of the mouth of the horse as well as along the horses mane and at the quirt connection several bands of yellow and black. The hide is hardened and has some cracking in places but overall stable. The bottom of the piece shows later added or repaired hide fringes and at the center a later added hide wrapping. Figural quirts or riding crops from the Southern Plains tribes, especially from Texas, are very rare with this being a truly unique representation. For other examples of figural quirts see the Southern Plains Carved Wood piece dating to the 19th Century from the James B. Scoville collection showing a water monster sold by Cowan's in 2019 for $4,500 (shown with bp). Provenance: The piece is from a large Cowboy and Native American collection outside of Billings, Montana. Measures overall 16"L with an additional 15"L fringe at the end.
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