American Indian & Western -Sundog B. VanLandingham Collection w/ Guests
Sat, Apr 23, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 244
C. 1870 Lakota Sioux Fully Beaded Blanket Strip
Estimate: $2,500 - $4,500
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| $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 outstanding rare circa 1870 beaded hide blanket strip from the Lakota Sioux Native American Indians. The piece is comprised of Indian tanned hide and 19th Century period correct glass trade seed beads in a traditional geometric beadwork pattern all being sinew sewn. The piece shows four round medallions all integral into the piece with bead colors of chalk white, cobalt, red white heart, and greasy green. Early Indian War era circa 1870 examples such as this are immensely rare with this being a well preserved piece with little bead loss and nice soft hide with slight stiffening from honest age. Blanket strips would have been sold onto old wool trade blankets or wearing rugs to then be worn around the shoulders of a Chief or Warrior. Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce was also the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery, this piece is directly from the collection. For other examples of Sioux 19th Century blanket strips with the same pattern of medallions with overall chalk white background see the piece sold by Cowan's in 2019 for $6,765 and the Native American blanket strip early 20th sold by Artemis Gallery in 2016 for $24,500. Measures overall 60"L by 3 3/8"W. Museum collection number E1031.
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