Lot 458

Dogrib Tlicho Athabaskan Double Hide Rattle

Estimate: $400 - $800

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$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
This is a very unique double hide wrapped polychrome painted rattle attributed to the Dogrib, also referred to as Tli?cho/Tlicho, a Dene First Nations people that are Athabaskan-speaking and from the Northwest Territories of Canada. The piece shows a bent wood eyeglass-like pattern with two hoops wrapped in wetted and stretched Indian tanned hide rattles, which are sinew sewn and covered in a pigment mineral paint pattern in rich colors of red, green, blue, and black. The top of the bent wood is burnt with a stamping of a Papal Cross or Patriarchal Cross, also known as the Cross of Larraine, showing a three bar cross with "X" below. Both sides are marked with a three to four band bulls-eye-like center with overlapping diagonal arrows with symbols of tipis, the sun, and an animal. This is truly a unique item showing good condition. Measures overall 7.5" W by 5.75" H by 7/8" D.
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