The West Rides Again: Tombstone Museum Part II, Western Art & Navajo Treasures
Sat, Nov 15, 2025 11:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 297
Kiowa Buffalo Horn Beaded Bonnet Headdress
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
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 |
The lot features a beaded buffalo bison horn headdress bonnet from the Kiowa from a large Santa Rosa, California private collection. The bonnet is comprised of Indian tanned buffalo bison hide with fur having a sinew sewn cap and buffalo tail trailer having a red ocher painted surface. The headdress has strips of old trade clothe, braided hide strips and two thick strips of grey horse tail hair with old brass thimbals tied on at the temples. The brow band shows tanned hide with glass trade seed beads in a geometric pattern with colors of chalk white, black, cobalt, greasy yellow, light blue, dark red, Cheyenne pink and black. The bonnet has soft hides and displays beautifully and is very well kept overall. Provenance: From a large private collection of Native American beadwork from Santa Rosa, California. Measures overall 45-inches long from the top of the buffalo horns to bottom of tail trailer, 14.5-inches wide and the cap is approx. 24.5-inches inside circumference.
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