North American Auction Company
Live Auction

New Year January Western Collector Sale

Sat, Jan 23, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 291

Lakota Sioux Beaded Bi-Point War Club 19th Century

Estimate: $850 - $1,250

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$100,000 $5,000
The lot features a bi-pointed horn war dance club with beautiful linear geometric beadwork from the Lakota Sioux Native American Indians of South Dakota from the 19th Century. The piece is constructed of a bi-pointed horns affixed with sinew, parfleche Buffalo hide, and inserts of poured lead underneath of weight. The wooden haft has a thick hide wrap and is completely covered in colorful beadwork, done in all glass trade seed beads and showing a linear geometric pattern. There is a long hasp of old dyed horse tail inserted through an old bullet cartridge case tied onto the bottom of the club that hangs down an additional 34 inches. Provenance: Form the Cyrus Eaton London, England collection. The war club measures 9 inches across by 19 ½ inches in length.
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