Skinner Auction: Grievo Collection of Native American Art May 18, 2019

Plains Beaded Hide Pad Saddle

Cree, c. 1890, the hourglass-shaped padded seat with multicolored floral triangles at the corners, trimmed with four rectangular floral beaded tabs with strands of large beads and red yarn tassels, lg. 19 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

Sold for: $2,337.

Plains Beaded Hide Blanket Strip

Sioux, c. 1880s, with four green cross roundels and five abstract rectangle devices, red, greens, and blue on white background, lg. 59, wd. 3 5/8 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Sold for: $1722.

 Eastern Woodlands Bird Effigy Pipe

c. 1870s, the wood bowl in the form of a sitting bird, well used, dark rich patina, lg. 4, ht. 2 in.
Estimate $600-800

Sold For: $923.

Plateau Corn Husk Bag

Nez Perce, c. 1890, with geometric designs done with natural fiber and colored yarns, with attached hide straps, (minor fabric loss), 8 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-400

Sold For: $185.

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Skinner Auction Items

Yancton Beaded Cloth and Hide Pipebag, c. third quarter 19th century, the red trade cloth top beaded with curvilinear designs done in black, yellow, and white seed beads on one side, and black, yellow, white, translucent green, and red on the reverse, with polychrome quilled rawhide slats and hide fringe with a row of tin cone janglers from the bottom, (some cloth loss), lg. 41 in.

Lakota Pictorial Beaded and Quilled Hide Pouch, c. late 19th century, the front with the stylized head of a buffalo on fine red lines, with beaded border lane, the reverse with multicolored geometric devices, quill-wrapped rawhide handle and slats at the bottom, trimmed with tin cones and red dyed chicken feathers, (minor quill loss), lg. overall 16 1/2 in.

Southwest Beaded Hide Awl Case, Apache, c. last quarter 19th century, partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, with rows of tin cones, lg. 9 1/2 in.

Central Plains Quilled Hide Pouch, Arapaho, c. 1870s, with beaded cloth strap, probably made from recycled quill-wrapped rawhide slats, with dew claw danglers, 7 1/2 x 8 in.

Western Carved Buffalo Horn, c. 19th century, a powder horn with concentric carved wood plug held with metal tacks, lg. 13 in.

Northwest Babiche Bag, Great Slave/Mackenzie River Area, c. mid-19th century, made from netted rawhide and smoked moose hide, the top panel decorated with red trade cloth, multicolored quillwork and seed beads, remnant pigment on the netted bag, with quill and pony bead decorated hide fringe and two-color wool tassels, (the red tested as cochineal dyed by David Wenger), with quill-wrapped carrying strap, custom display frame, bag excluding fringe 19 x 13 in.

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