Legacy of Luxury: Native American Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & 18th C. French Artistry Sale
Sat, Mar 29, 2025 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 486
C 1940 Plains Indians Mini Skullcracker
Estimate: $350 - $550
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 |
Featured in this lot is Plains Indians Reservation Era skullcracker circa 1940's in a mini or trade size. The skull cracker features a wonderfully and professionally crafted wood, leather, catlinite, and trade seed bead construction that shows a tourist sample during the Reservation Era that shows life like features with a bifurcated skull cracker head established with leather strips and is wrapped in Indian tanned hide with Trade Seed Bead decoration that includes colors such as: chalk white, greasy yellow, blue, sky blue, medium red, and translucent coloration. The condition of this Plains Indians skullcracker is well preserved with some wear to the fringe at the base of the shaft but otherwise shows a preserved condition. The measurements of this skullcracker is 12 1/4" x 3 3/8" x 7/8". The collective weight of this skullcracker is U4oz.
All items will ship at our North American Auction Company in-house shipping department. Please allow up to 14-21 days after a complete invoice payment is made to package and ship your purchase. After you are notified of your winning bids from our company and your item invoice is paid in full our new shipping department will contact you. Make sure when signing up with our company that your preferred shipping information is up to date as this information will be used to estimate shipping cost. Once the items have been packaged our team will contact you for shipping payment. Shipping invoices and payment will be completely separately than the items invoice. Please notify the shipping department with any alternate request or instructions at mark@naabid.com or 800-686-4216 ext. 3. For a shipping quote please contact the same information above. PLEASE NOTE a shipping quote price can fluctuate in price. Auction company is not responsible for actual shipping cost being higher than quoted shipping cost. Thank you for trusting North American Auction Co. with your bids and shipping. As our shipping department is brand new please understand that delays can be expected.
Visit Us
- 34156 E Frontage Rd.
Bozeman, MT 59715 - Ph:800-686-4216
- Email: info@naabid.com
Hours
- Monday – Friday
- 09:00 am – 05:00 pm