American Indian & Western Collector Auction March 19th 2022
Sat, Mar 19, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 366
Plains Porcupine Tail Hairbrush Quilled & Beaded
Estimate: $650 - $1,150
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 fantastic porcupine tail hair brush with quillwork and beadwork from the Plains Native American Indians of the 20th Century. The piece shows the porcupine tail with a single strip of parfleche rawhide down the center, which is wrapped in quillwork with colors of red, yellow, purple, and natural cream. The back of the brush has a unique cut scallop-like pattern fanning. The tail is secured with sinew sewing to a wood handle, which is wrapped in Indian tanned hide with thin long fringes at the base. The handle has a small section of 19th Century glass trade seed beads with Indian tanned hide wrist throng and a single brass trade bead. The beadwork with petit beads includes color of red white hearts, greasy yellow, and greasy blue. Porcupine hairbrushes are immensely rare, with most examples being in museum collections. The age and origin of the brush are unknown, but it appears to be in the correct pattern and material of other museum examples. Measures overall with fringes 17” L.
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