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Timeless Treasures: 19th C. Native, Western Photographs & French Elegance

Sat, Sep 13, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join us Saturday, September 13th at 9am MT in Bozeman, MT for Timeless Treasures: 19th C. Native, Western Photographs & French Elegance. This exceptional auction features a remarkable collection of 19th-century Native American artifacts, rare Western photography by Haynes, Huffman, and other Montana photographers, and an impressive selection of 18th-century French furniture. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to acquire historic and elegant treasures. Browse the full catalog at live.naabid.com
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Lot 248

Nez Perce Roach from Slickpoo Family Lapwai, ID

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,800
Starting Bid
$400

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This is an original late-19th century hair roach from the Nez Perce Slickpoo family in Lapwai, Idaho. The piece exhibits porcupine hair and woven deer fur on a cotton base with rare early original mineral color of red ochre / ocher. The Slickpoo family are an important historic family of the Nez Perce in Idaho including Paul Slickpoo (Xa-Xaats-Tuustu, also known as Grizzly Bear Above, an image from 1895 of him is in the photo library), Author Allen P. Slickpoo author of Noon Nee-Me-Poo, Sam Slickpoo (image in photo library for example), and Josiah Slickpoo who the town of Slickpoo, Idaho is named after and helped Jesuit Priest Joseph Cataldo expand his mission across Southern Idaho. Provenance: From the Slickpoo family of Lapwai, Idaho; from a prominent Native American collection in Paris, France. Measure overall 16.5-inches long by 10-inches wide.

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