Lot 451

Plains Brass Belt Axe Telegraph Wire & Tacks 19th

Estimate: $2,750 - $3,750

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$50 $10
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$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 brass head belt axe from the Plains Native American Indians of the late 19th Century. The piece has a solid brass small axe head with nice weight, downward flaring crescent shaped blade with square eyelet with oval eye being secured to the haft with poured bullet led and brass tacks. The haft is hand carved and scrapped showing two carved spherical notches, one above the gripping area and one at the base of the gripping area working as a pommel end. The top of the haft, just below the head shows a wrapping of telegraph copper wire with nice patina along with various brass tacks. The base shows a tie of Indian tanned hide with two rolled tin jingle cones holding drops of real human hair. The head appears to also be secured with a hide gasket, which can be seen just below at the haft connection. The piece shows a medium size and would have been worn at the belt of a young male or woman. The piece measures 19”L with a head that is 4.5” by 2.25”.
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