N. CHEYENNE BEADED SHEATH & LARGE 19TH C. KNIFEThe lot features an Indian hide and parfleche lined beaded sheath with sinew sewing attributed to the Northern Cheyenne of the Plains accompanied by a 19th Century trade knife. The trade knife exhibits a two-piece walnut or rosewood grip with fancy pewter inlaid pattern. The sheath shows a parfleche rawhide wrapped in Indian tanned hide, sinew sewn and covered on the front and top border with glass trade seed beadwork in classic Northern Plains geometric pattern, attributed to the Northern Cheyenne, all sinew sewn. The beadwork shows three large diamond stepped patterns with Maltese cross symbol at the center and a pattern at the bottom. The beadwork shows a light sky padre blue and pattern in greasy yellow, lilac and cobalt, all early trade seed beads. At the middle shows a section of rolled tin jingle dangle cones tied with Indian tanned hide. The sheath shows an Indian tanned hide belt tie. Back shows some signs of hide scraping and some wear. The knife appears to be a wonderful 19th Century example with the sheath appearing to be crafted from early materials in an early pattern with exact age and origin unknown. Provenance: From a large Cowboy and Native American collection in Utah. The sheath by itself measures 14.5”L with belt tie by 3.25”W. Knife is 12 5/8”L. Total weight of 12 oz.
Blackfoot Beaded Sheath and Trade Knife circa 1880: This is a terrific original authentic circa 1880 Blackfoot (Blackfeet) Native American Indian beaded knife sheath and early trade knife set. The sheath shows a harness saddle leather construction with triangular geometric traditional beaded pattern and soft Indian tanned buckskin lacing and tie straps. At the center of the sheath shows a row of hand-rolled tin jingle cone danglers and at the bottom, two lacing drop Indian tanned hide fringe pieces that have old trade brass beads, tine jingle cones and old red trade clothe. The beadwork shows all period correct glass trade seed beads in a triangular pattern showing such colors of chalk white, sky padre blue, semi-transparent Cheyenne pink, cobalt, Cheyenne pink, and greasy yellow. Diagonal or triangular pattern beaded sheaths are a noted and documented Blackfoot Indian attributed style as can be seen on Baldwin’s “Early Knives & Beaded Sheaths of the American Frontier” (1997) page 36 example 2 figure 1, and on page 37 figure 84 (which is shown). The knife shows a drop point typical trade knife pattern with two-piece solid wood grips which are secured to the full tang blade with two copper rivets and pins. The knife also shows a wonderful artful pewter silver bolster, a fine addition. This is truly a excellent authentic early set. The knife measures overall 11. 25”L and the sheath is 11”L by 3. 25”W. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
(2) NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN SCULPTURESTwo Indian sculptures. 1) 1992 Chilmark pewter sculpture titled "The Warriors Spirit of the Wolf" #582/1000 by Don Polland '96, signed on marble base, 13" tall. 2) 1992 Legends mixed media sculpture titled "Salmon Falls" #169/950 by Willy Whitten, signed on lower rear of sculpture, 5 3/4" marble base x 14" tall. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
Blackfoot-Cree Inlaid Pipe & Stem 19th Century: The lot features an exceptional steatite pewter inlaid presentation pipe bowl and carved stem from the Blackfoot-Cree Native American Indians. The 19th Century pipe was collected in Manitoba, Canada and shows a steatite carved large pipe bowl with artful pewter inlays having a deep black shiny finish and wide bowl. The bowl measures 5. 75‰ÛL x 3‰ÛH. The flat hard ash wood ‰ÛÏpuzzle stem‰Û has traces of old black pigment mineral ocher paint, pierced holes and solid brass squash shank trade tacks. The pipe was purchased by noted Indian art collector and author Mark Francis from the respected dealer and collector Dick Pohrt Jr. at the Michigan Antique Weapons show in 2008. The piece has been photographed in the publication books ‰ÛÏThe Mark Francis Collection of American Indian Art‰Û 2009 by Mark Francis on page 40 figure 64; and in ‰ÛÏRed Pipes and Indian Smoking Pipes of the American Frontier‰Û 2007 by John Baldwin page 18 figure 40. To have been photographed in John Baldwin‰Ûªs book is an incredibly honorable and notable attribute to any authentic example such as this. The entire piece shows an exceptional art appeal and wonderful original patina from age and use. Truly a wonderful published set. Provenance: From the Chandler-Pohrt Collection, From the Mark Francis Collection, previously published in two books on authentic weapons including the piece published by John Baldwin. Measures overall 26. 5‰ÛL and the stem is 22. 5‰ÛL without the bowl. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer‰Ûªs responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Lakota Sioux & Ojibwa Pewter Inlaid Pipes 19th C. : Offered for sale in this lot contains two authentic original 19th Century artfully pewter silver inlaid American Indian peace pipe bowls. The first example is a large black steatite stone having a T-Shaped bowl and is attributed to the Ojibwa Native American Indians of Wisconsin. The pipe dates to circa 1870-1880 and has beautiful inlays of pewter silver and red catlinite. The piece measures 7”L x 3. 5”H. Provenance: The steatite pipe was pictured in the 2009 publication book “The Mark Francis Collection of American Indian Art” on page 34 figure 16. The second pipe is an elbow-shaped red catlinite bowl attributed to the Lakota Sioux and dating to the 19th Century. The pipe measures 2 1/8”W by 1. 75”H. The piece shows an artful pewter silver inlay around the insert tip and top of the bowl along with a tapering front prow. Both Pipes are in excellent condition with no cracks, breaks or repairs. From the Collections of Mark Francis and noted Tomahawk collector and author Ben Thompson. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
American Indian Dag Knife & Beaded Sheath c1850-60: This is a wonderful, original American Indian Dag knife and extraordinary beaded sheath, both likely from the Cree or Blackfoot Native American Indians and dating to circa mid-19th Century. This “Chief’s Grade”, or “Presentation Grade”, knife features a solid wood, nicely figured grain handle/grip that is secured with seven silver pins and rivets. The knife is paired with an amazing, beaded Buffalo Bison hide sheath in the typical geometric pattern seen on other documented Cree and Blackfoot (Blackfeet) examples, with a triangular diamond-like drop that is beaded at the bottom. This style of ornate dag knife is referred to as a “Chief’s Grade” or “Presentation Grade” knife, as they were given to Chief’s and tribal dignitaries during trade negotiations and treaty signings. The forged iron knife shows a raised median ridge running down the center of the blade, a documented early weapon feature also seen on dag knives dating to pre-1860. The dag fighting knife is adorned with brass trade tacks at the pommel or end, along with two at the bolster on one side and one with a silver pewter crown emblem on the other. The crown emblem indicates that the dag knife was likely of British manufacture for the fur trade. American Indian, early dag knives are commonly referred to as “Beaver Paddle/ Beavertail” dag knives. This is due to the fact most dag knives were traded on the frontier along the Great Lakes region through the St. Lawrence Seaway, westward by early fur traders. From the Great Lakes region on westward, the knives became very popular among the Northern Plains/Upper Plateau tribes, such as the Cree, Metis, Blackfoot, Nez Perce, Chippewa/Ojibwa and Shoshone. These were made to be killing weapons; this is why dag knives show a clean, long, double-sided blade without any serration—they were for battle. Unlike other knives worn by Indian Warriors, the dag knife would have been worn around the Indians neck on his chest. The knife shows a rich, original patina and signs of age and use with minor nicks and expected wear; otherwise, the piece displays very well. The sheath shows a large presentation size, as well, with exceptional beadwork all being period correct, early glass trade seed beads sinew sewn in a geometric pattern in colors of sky padre blue, medium blue, greasy yellow, greasy red, cobalt, and medium green, amongst others. A similar sheath is digitally photographed in the lot for comparison; this example is on the cover of James Johnston’s book, “Accouterments Volume 4”, and is noted as being sold to a private collector for $40, 000. Another similar example, which was attributed to the Blackfoot Indian “Crow Foot”, sold in Cowan’s September 2013 sale for $65, 000; another example sold in a different Cowan’s sale for $24, 000. Provenance: From the Ben Thompson Collection, a noted war club and tomahawk collector and author/expert, along with Tom Hardy. The piece comes from the same collector as the Dag Knife sold by our company on 4/29/2017 for $10, 200 (with premiums) that was authenticated by the Sotheby’s expert, David Roche, and from the same collection as the Cree Dag Knife with Sheath that sold for $12, 300 (with premiums) at our company’s 8/25/2018 sale. The piece shows the proper signs of age and use, with minor dings and scratches and a fine patina. The dag knife measures overall 13”L and the sheath is 20 inches in length by 4 inches wide.
Blackfeet Beaded Sheath & Pewter Inlaid Knife: The lot features a Blackfeet Native American Indian fully front beaded sheath with pewter inlaid trade knife. The Blackfoot sheath shows an Indian tanned hide covering a harness saddle leather sheath that shows a nice geometric glass pony beaded design with four crosses in medium green and corn yellow. The knife is an early 1900 to 1800's trade knife with silver pewter inlaid diamond on the one piece wood handle with a hexagonal six sided design. The blade, in the style of a Buffalo Great American Bison skinner style shows a nice patina. The sheath shows a mid-20th Century like age. The sheath measures 9. 5"L with an additional 8" L tie string along with being 3. 5"W. The knife is 10. 5"L with a 5. 25"L blade. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN CATLINITE PIPE TOMAHAWKNative American Indian pewter inlaid catlinite pipe tomahawk, with twist-style painted wood stem, 6" w., 22" l.
Condition:
Wear to catlinite from use.
Northern Plains Dag Fighting Knife 19th Century: This is a terrific, early Northern Plains Native American Indian dag fighting knife dating to the mid-late 19th Century. The knife features a long blade, likely a remnant from a war lance spear blade. The piece shows double notch cuts at the base of the handle connections, along with a circular piercing in the center with small lines on each edge, a symbol that is said to represent the sun. It has a large, thick hardwood handle adorned with five brass trade tacks in a cross design and artful zig-zagged pewter bullet led inlaid at the hand guard. The piece is a fine representation of the Indian Wars era of the Northern Plains and has a nice patina from honest age and use. The knife measures 16 inches in length by 1. 75 inches at the widest point.
Sioux Pipe Tomahawk circa 1890-1900's: The lot features a unique cutout blade pipe tomahawk with a forged construction from the Sioux Native American Indians. The tomahawk is said to date to circa 1890-1900’s. The blade shows signs of being blacksmith forged with various fold remnants and tool marks. The pipe bowl and hip were cast and added by the blacksmith. The tomahawk shows a solid wood haft handle with silver pewter poured smoking tip, file branded accents and later added brass covered iron tacks. This post-Indian Wars reservation period tomahawk comes with an index card showing origin and age. Provenance: From a large early American Antiquities collection in Perham, Minnesota (the same collection as the Algonquin Indian Canoe that sold in our 10/27/2018 sale for $6, 000). The brass tacks were thought to have been a later addition to the club as they are a round iron shank brass covered tack from circa 1950-1960’s. Measures overall 24” long by 9” wide. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Missouri War Axe Tomahawk w/ Fringe Drop 1820-1850: This is an amazing Missouri War Axe Tomahawk attributed to the Sioux Native American Indians of South Dakota and dating from the early-to-mid-19th Century. The piece has a PAPIN touch mark stamping. Provenance: The war tomahawk is from the respected Cyrus Eaton collection of London, England and is said to date from circa 1820-1850’s, which is pre-Indian Wars era. The war club weapon is in the early “Missouri War Axe” style and features a hand-forged / blacksmith forged iron head with punch-dot decoration on both sides of the wide, flaring blade, along with filed lines over the eye hole. There is a pewter bullet led poured end cap with brass tacks at the top holding the wood haft, which is completely covered in one long wrap of Indian tanned buckskin, ending in long, frilly hide fringe that functions as the drop. The haft also features brass trade tacks, which are inlaid along the buckskin, holding it into place and running down the length of the haft in a spiral fashion. The right side of the blade shows a touch mark/maker’s mark/hallmark, which reads “PAPIN” in all capital letters and is stamped into the metal. This likely is reference to Henri Papin, a fur trader and blacksmith who married into the Choteau family and took over the business at Fort St. Louis when the Choteaus headed northwest up the Missouri River. The piece exhibits nice patina from honest Indian use and early age. This is from the Cyrus Eaton collection in London, England. The head measures 8. 75 inches long by 5 inches wide across the bottom of the blade. The tomahawk is 20 inches long overall, with an additional 19 inch long fringe at the back.
Sorby Marked Indian Dag Knife w/ Pewter Inlay: The lot features an interesting dag fighting knife attributed to the Sioux Native American Indians of South Dakota. The knife is marked “SORBY”. The handle shows a hardwood walnut, one piece handle with intricate, artistic pewter inlay cross, tipi, geometric, and saw tooth patterns. The blade itself shows a pointed, long, tapering double edge blade with prominent side notch cuts; it is marked on one side “SORBY”. The “SORBY” mark is attributed to I & H Sorby, a well-documented 19th Century English maker of dag knife blades, war lance blades, razors, and bayonets who supplied them to the Hudson’s Bay trade company and the American Fur Company in St. Louis. Similar examples of dag knives made from the remnants of war lance blades can be seen in “Early Knives & Beaded Sheaths of the American Frontier” by John Baldwin, 1997. The knife appears to be in good condition and in the style and manner of the 19th Century Sorby lances. Overall, the knife measures 15 1/5 inches in length.
Early Eastern Woodlands Gunstock War Club: This is a fantastic, early Eastern Woodlands Native American Indian gunstock war club dating to the early-to-mid-19th Century. The piece features a hardwood haft, which is expertly carved into a revolutionary war style gunstock shape and adorned with old brass trade tack designs and a pewter bullet led poured end cap at the bottom. The piece also features a hand-forged / blacksmith forged iron, notch cut spontoon blade inset, which shows a median ridge running down the front of the blade. This double-edged blade, with double notch cut and squared shank end, could have been a remnant used from a lance, spear, or other tool and inset into this club. The club has a nice coloring and patina with well-preserved condition. Provenance: Form the Cyrus Eaton collection in London, England. This war club measures 29 inches in length overall, with a 4-inch-long blade.
Native American Indian catlinite pipe: Native American Indian catlinite pipe, with geometric pewter inlay, 6" l . Condition Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
Cree American Indian Dag Knife & Sheath c. 1840-50: This is a very rare original American Indian Dag knife and beaded sheath attributed to the Cree Native American Indians and dating to circa 1840-1850ó»s. This Chiefó»s Gradeó or Presentation Gradeó set was owned by noted collector Jim Dresslar who originally acquired it from Arnold Marcus Chernoff in the 1980ó»s. The piece is attributed as being from the Cree Indians with almost identical colorations and beaded floral motif examples being documented on several other Cree Dag Sheaths in the Chandler-Pohrt collection and the Warnock collection (Splendid Heritage). The dag knife is touch-marked SORBYó and shows polished black Buffalo Great American bison buffalo horn handles secured with copper rivets being framed by walrus ivory tusk inlays. The dag knife shows an artful, tapered pewter inlay around the base of the handle pommel. The sheath is crafted from Buffalo hide and is artfully glass trade seed beaded in typical 19th Century Cree floral motifs on a light sky blue background with greasy yellow, red white hearts, chalk white, semi-transparent medium green and semi-transparent medium blue. This style of ornate dag knife is referred to as a Chiefó»s Gradeó or Presentation Gradeó knife as they were given to Chiefó»s and tribal dignitaries during trade negotiations and treaty signings. The forged iron knife shows a raised median ridge running down the center of the blade, an early weapons features also seen on gunstock war clubs and lance blades. The piece was part of the famed antique weapons collector of Arnold Marcus Chernoff. American Indian early dag knives are commonly referred to as Beaver Paddle/ Beavertailó dag knives. This is due to the fact most dag knives were traded on the frontier along the Great Lakes region through the St. Lawrence seaway westward by early fur traders. From the Great Lakes region on westward the knives became very popular among the Northern Plains/Upper Plateau tribes such as the Cree, Metis, Blackfoot, Nez Perce, Chippewa/Ojibiwa and Shoshone. These were made to be killing weapons, this is why dag knives show a clean long double sided blade without any serration as they were for battle. Unlike other knives worn by Indian Warriors the dag knife would have been worn around the Indians neck on his chest. This is truly a very rare and early authentic set. Similar sets have sold at auction houses such as Cowanó»s, Skinners and Bonhams for such prices as $75, 000 at Cowanó»s 4/5/2013 sale, $65, 000 at Cowanó»s 9/20/2013 sale, $70, 725 at Skinneró»s 2/6/2016 sale, $41, 000 for a Sorby touch-marked plain handle dag from Brian Lebeló»s Old West Show & Auction 6/23/2012 sale and $78, 000 at Sothebyó»s 5/6/2006 sale with the example being sold in this lot being of the same quality and rarity. The piece comes from the same collector as the Dag Knife sold by our company on 4/29/2017 for $10, 200 (with premiums) that was authenticated by the Sothebyó»s expert David Roche. The dag knife has been documented and photographed in the 2018 book Rare American Indian Weapons: Tomahawks, War Clubs & Knivesó by Mark Francis on page 74 and 75. The knife measures 13. 5ó L overall. The sheath measures 10. 5ó L x 3ó W. The blade is touch-marked SORBY one one side. Sorby was the hallmark of John Sorby & Sons which was acquired by Lockwood Brothers Sheffield, England in 1844. Lockwood Bros. still operated out of their Arundel Street Factory but created the I&H Sorby items out of their Spital Hill Works factory. The Sorby touch-mark would be found on trade knives and dag knives which were exported to the American frontiersman and traded to the Native American Indians where they would alter the pieces to their liking. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer?s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Sioux Steatite Inlaid Pipe & Quilled Stem 19th: Available for your pleasure is this extraordinary late 19th Century Sioux Native American Indian pipe bowl with quilled wood stem. The pipe bowl shows a solid black steatite material with wonderful red catlinite pipestone and pewter inlays in an artful pattern. The hand carved flat wood pipe stem has old trade clothe wraps, a wisp of old horsetail hair and artful porcupine quill work with mineral dyed red and natural white. The wood stem shows a red ocher mineral dyed finish and overall good condition. The pipe bowl is document as being authentic and pictured in the 2009 book, Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer
Two Native American Indian catlinite smoking pipe: Two Native American Indian catlinite smoking pipes, to include one with pewter inlay, 6 1/2" l. , the other with a carved band, 6 1/2" l. Condition Very minor surface abrasions.
PLAINS NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN WAR CLUB HEAD STONEPlains Native American Indian "Skull Cracker" war club head stone, 19th c., with pewter inlay and tips, 4 3/4" l., 2" dia.
Condition:
Wear commensurate with age, good condition. Provenance: very large private Virginia collection.
Blackfoot LF&C Pewtern Inlaid Trade Knife 19th C. : The lot features a turn of the century trade knife manufactured by Landers Frary and Clark under the Universal brand. The knife has been altered and decorated by the Blackfoot (Blackfeet) Native American Indians with a one piece solid walnut handle having a poured pewter silver bolster and inlays of an acorn and star. The piece shows a clearly "UNIVERSAL / L. F. &C. " stamping on the blade. The piece shows a sharp edge, good construction and carbon blade. Measures overall 11 7/8"L with a 6 5/8"L blade that is 1 1/8"W. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Two Native American Indian knives with sheaths: Two Native American Indian knives with sheaths, one with horse hair drop, the fringes with cobalt and brass beads, the knife handle with pewter inlay, clipped knife blade, overall length - 5 3/4", the larger being a Blackfeet Indian Green River buffalo trade knife, with buffalo rawhide sheath with brass tacks, tin cones on fringes, with dew claw and bead drops, overall length of knife - 10". Condition Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
Arapaho Beaded Sheath & Pewter Inlaid Knife 19th: This is a unique fully top beaded sheath, attributed to the Arapaho Native American Indians, paired with a fine pewter inlaid trade fighting knife dating to the 19th Century. The late-1800’s knife shows a pewter inlaid bolster hilt paired with what appears to be a hardwood walnut grip that is artfully adorned with brass trade tacks. The knife is referred to as a fighting or scalping knife by the collector. The sheath shows a harness saddle leather construction with glass trade beads in a geometric pattern that is sinew sewn. The beadwork shows colors of red, blue, and white with a small amount of yellow/orange. The sheath is 10 ½ inches long by 2 inches wide. The trade knife is 10 ¼ inches long.
Nez Perce Tomahawk from James Kash Kash 19th C. : Available for public purchase is this historic and important Nez Perce Native American Indian spontoon pipe tomahawk war club with beaded drop from the 19th Century. The tomahawk carries fantastic provenance including being from the personal estate of the Nez Perce Cowapoo family along with previously being on loan at the Tamastslikt Museum and published in the Trade Axe and Tomahawk Collectors Association. James Kash Kash (1862-1955). The piece is from a prominent Nez James Kash Kash, who was born to Parkarlapykt and Sallie in 1862 and later worked as an interpreter on the Umatilla Indian Agency and was one of the first native preachers ordained among the Nez Perce. James married Julia Williams (sister of Julius Williams of the Cayuse Indians) (1867-1958) and had a child, Samuel Kash Kash (1902-1980). He later passed away in April 1955. Included in the lot are various digital copies of photographs of James Kash Kash in the 19th and 20th Century’s. The tomahawk shows a Revolutionary War Colonial American style spontoon blade pipe tomahawk head. The pipe shows a hardwood haft with 116 solid brass square shank period correct tacks of the correct 19th Century age in a typical geometric design. The haft handle, which also serves as the smoking pipe, shows a poured pewter silver artful smoking tip and poured pewter silver end cap. The incredible blacksmith created pipe tomahawk axe head shows some of the finest craftsmanship and detail of any war club we have offered for sale. The piece is highlighted by a thin elongated smoking pipe with distinct top lip, curved body and two-inch-deep bowl. The bowl delicately is crafted into the tomahawk eyelet opening with diamond tiered foot which flows into the tomahawk head and is accented by two boldly defined rails. The tomahawk blade shows two curled or curved basal processes bleeders having sharp ends which prominently ends in the spontoon long axe blade. The blade shows a medium raised edge which runs down the entire cutting surface, an attribute found on many authentic spontoon and dag knife examples. The blade has a precisely cutout weeping heart at the center of the surface which has been artfully filled with poured pewter silver. Provenance: From the estate of Nez Perce Indian Bessie Cawapoo, daughter of Sustine (born 1874) & Luke Cawapoo (born 1888) of Umatilla County Oregon (the same estate as the historic Nez Perce Pipe Tomahawk c. 1860-1870 from Luke Cawapoo and the Spontoon Blade Tomahawk from Cayuse Indian Julius Williams). The piece was purchased directly from the Nez Perce Cawapoo family by the current owner, a historical Native American artifacts and weapons museum collection in Paris, France. The James Kash Kash tomahawk has been on loan to the Tamastslikt Cultural Institute: Tribal Museum for many years and has been published on the Trade Axe and Tomahawk Collectors Association publication on page eight figure (picture) one (the photograph shows the tomahawk, second from the left, along with the Cayuse Julius Williams Tomahawk first to the left). ¬¬¬¬¬¬The tomahawk is accompanied with the original fully beaded drop which is affixed to the haft by a fitted wrap. The drop shows an Indian tanned hide construction with long elaborate hand cut fringe and is completely covered in period correct 19th Century glass trade seed beads. The beadwork shows a traditional geometric pictorial pattern design with a semi-transparent green background having three three tier cross like patterns in greasy yellow, red white heart and medium green which are accented by six horse tracks done in red white heart beads. The handle wrap shows three consecutive medium green and red white heart crosses which are atop a semi-transparent green background and show three triangular fancy accents along the bottom each in semi-transparent green and greasy yellow. The top of the handle is fancy beaded in medium green. The tomahawk drop is sinew sewn and shows the correct manufacture and patina for being an authentic 19th century example. The piece was purchased for over $7, 500 by the current French Collector from the Cawapoo family. The other two tomahawks from the Cowapoo family were both sold at a North American Auction company sale including the Cayuse Julius Williams tomahawk which sold for $5, 166 at the 4/1/2017 sale and the Nez Perce Cawapoo Tomahawk which sold for $4, 000 at the 3/26/2016 sale. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Vintage Plains Indian Gunstock Spontoon War Club: The lot features a gunstock war club tomahawk with spontoon iron blade in the stylings of the Plains Native American Indians. This club is believed to be of a vintage Mid-20th-Century age. The club shows a solid oak hardwood haft handle with brass covered iron round shank tacks in both the circle and cross design. The blade shows a wide Revolutionary War style spontoon pattern with two purched holes having an aged metal patina. The blade is held in with poured pewter. The tomahawk shows a mellow darker patina and carved accents. This is believed to be for ceremonial use and is not of any great early age. The piece measures 27. 5"x15". Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Sioux Inlaid Pipe & Tacked Stem 19th Century: The lot features an inlaid pewter bullet led catlinite pipe and wood stem with brass tacks from the Sioux Native American Indians of the 19th Century. The “L” elbow pipe bowl has a presentation grade pewter inlaid design with strong heavy bowl, tip caps with a single, thin band running parallel to the caps and four single bands topped with a round end running perpendicular (one on each side found at the bowl and smoking tip ends). The bowl is crafted of pipestone catlinite in a fine shape and has a small flat cut prow on the front and nice pinkish red natural coloration. The ash wood stem has a typical flat shape with wrap of tarnished wire at the center and beautiful brass tacked design. Provenance: From the ex-collections of Gorglon Borrlyn and Tom Hardy. Together the pipe measures 20 inches long.
Great Lakes Presentation Pewter Pipe Tomahawk 1800: This is a fantastic rare and early presentation grade pipe tomahawk war club attributed to the Great Lakes Native American Indian tribe‰Ûªs region and dating to circa 1800. Tomahawks of this higher grade would have been typically owned by upper Great Lakes region Chief‰Ûªs or tribal dignitaries, whereas an average Indian would not have owned a pipe tomahawk this fancy. The piece shows a forged iron tomahawk blade in an English style using the ‰ÛÏpierced eye hole‰Û method as described in Milford Chandler‰Ûªs early blacksmithing chapter in the 1965 book, ‰ÛÏAmerican Indian Tomahawks‰Û by Harold Peterson. The tomahawk appears to have a cast bowl with typical diamond or ‰ÛÏV‰Û pattern accent extending over the eye hold. The blade shows two notches at the top eye hole area with both the top and bottom having a unique etched and cut design. The pipe bowl tomahawk head has clearly been cleaned and polished by a previous collector at some point many years ago, but still has some nice oxidation and flaws from age and use. The hard wood haft is adorned with exceptional artful poured pewter bands, a total of five sections with the first four closest to the head having a similar with two single bands connected with six diagonal running bands. Some of the pewter silver inlays show cracking and are loose from shrinkage and drying of the haft over time, a true attribute of the pieces early authentic page. The end of the tomahawk shows a poured pewter smoking tip that is slightly loose at the mouthpiece. The entire tomahawk shows a deep, rich patina from great use. The tomahawk head is held onto the wooden haft with an original Indian tanned hide gasket as shown. The head measures 8. 25‰ÛL x 2. 5‰ÛW. The tomahawk measures 18 1/8" long, 8 1/2" wide, and 1 5/8" thick. Provenance: From a large Eastern United States American Indian weapons collection. Other examples of presentation pipe tomahawks with artful pewter inlay include the Cherokee Presentation Pipe Tomahawk circa 1800 sold by our company on 10/28/2017 for $7, 000, the Great Lakes Tomahawk with Decorated Inlay sold by Cowan's Auction in their 4/42014 sale for $19, 000, the Great Lakes Pewter Inlaid Pipe Tomahawk from our company that sold on 1/6/2018 for $2, 800, and also in other examples such as the Cree American Indian Dag Knife c. 1840 sold by our company in our 8/25/2018 sale for $10, 000. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer‰Ûªs responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Lakota Sioux Beaded Pewter Inlaid War Club c. 1890: The lot features a wonderful Lakota Sioux Native American Indian stone head war club dating to circa 1890-1900. The war club shows a catlinite pipestone expertly hand carved head showing four silver pewter symbol inlays of arrows and stars along with two silver pewter bands, a truly artistic addition. The war club has been paired with a wood haft handle that has been completely covered in period correct linear traditional geometric glass trade seed beadwork having such colors of chalk white, greasy yellow, cobalt, medium green and semi-transparent translucent red. At the end of the war club tomahawk shows two wide flaps that act as the fringe or beaded drop, these flaps are of the one piece of Indian tanned hide that covers the entire haft handle. The fringe drops are fancy beaded along the edge. The piece shows a very good overall condition with little to no bead loss. Provenance: From a large Native American Indian artifact collection out of Iowa. Measures overall 27"L from the top of the war club head to the bottom of the fringe. The club itself is 20. 75"L with a 6"L x 2. 25"W X 2. 25"D. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Presentation Pipe Tomahawk 1820- Ex. Sorgenfrei: This is an exceptional circa 1820-1840 presentation grade pipe tomahawk from the Jan Sorgenfrei (1942-2012). The pipe tomahawk war club is from the Great Lakes Native American Indian region. The piece was purchased by Jan Sorgenfrei, the former owner of the Old Barn Auction in Findlay, Ohio, from noted collector of pre-historic and historic relics, Clem Caldwell (1918-2007). The tomahawk sat in a glass display case for many years in the auction gallery museum alongside an early American Indian Dag Knife and J. Wilson made pipe tomahawk before later being sold by Jan Sorgenfrei to noted collector and author Mark Francis in 2009. The piece features an expertly blacksmith hand-forged and decorated pipe tomahawk head measuring 7 ¾ inches in length with a 2 ½ inch long blade. The head is secured onto the haft with a poured silver pewter gasket and has an artful hand-stipple engraved figure of an American Bald Eagle wearing a U. S. themed shield and having a war lance and two arrows in its talons. The head has forged moldings, chevrons and filed rings around the top and bottom of the pipe bowl. There is a small rear facing spur at the bottom inside edge of the axe blade. The haft shows two wide, decorative silver pewter bands in the center of the haft, a truly artistic and wonderful addition. The haft has a split near the smoking tip, and expected, but minor wear from good age and use. Sorgenfrei kept the head and haft waxed to preserve the piece from further degradation and corrosion. It is pictured in the upcoming 2019 book "Rare American Indians Volume 2". For similar authentic Indian tomahawks with figural eagle engravings on the blade, see "American Indian Tomahawks" (1965) by Harold Peterson figures 124 and 303; "Tomahawks and Pipe Axes of the American Frontier" (1995) by John Baldwin figure 59; and "Indian Tomahawks and Frontiersmen Belt Axes" (1995) by James Hartzler & Daniel Knowles page 126 figure 20, and page 143 figure 55. The tomahawk measures overall 17. 5”L. Ex Clem Caldwell/Jan Sorgenfrei/Mark Francis collections. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Sioux Beaded Sheath w/ Buffalo Jaw Handled Knife: The lot features a Sioux Native American Indian beaded and tacked parfleche sheath with a Buffalo jaw handled trade knife. The knife shows a thick heavy iron bowie knife blade that is secured to the handle with poured lead pewter, the knife shows unique blacksmith forged folding and hammer marks. The handle is constructed of the lower jaw of a Great American Bison Buffalo skull and has been wrapped with dark navy blue trade clothe shroud with red and chalk white glass trade seed beads and a gripping area of Buffalo hide with the fur. The fur is matted and shows some wear from use. The handle still shows two of the rich Buffalo teeth, an artful and deadly addition. The sheath shows a rawhide parfleche Buffalo skin construction that has been accented with dark navy blue trade clothe wich shows pictorial beadwork. The beadwork shows all glass trade seed beads with a chalk white background having five iconic Buffalo Track pictorial symbols in cobalt and red. The sheat also shows various brass covered metal round shank tacks and long cut fringe showing the remnants of rolled tin jingle cones. The knife measures 15"L with a 6. 75"L blade that is 1. 5"W. The sheath is 12"L x 4. 5"W. Together they are 16"L. Condition For a complete representation of condition and for additional images please call 800-686-4216. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view each image and preview the item to determine condition.
Southern Plains Missouri War Axe Tomahawk 1850: This is a unique, exceptional, and artful Southern Plains Native American Indians, war tomahawk with long, frilly, Buffalo hide fringe drop, circa 1850. This example can be referred to as a “Missouri War Axe” tomahawk and features a hand-forged iron head, crafted from sheet iron and showing a weeping heart cutout at the center of the blade, along with a small, rear facing pointed spur. The axe head is secured to the haft with old brass tacks and a pewter end cap at the top. The hardwood haft handle is adorned with old brass trade tacks in bands or rows and shows various staining from honest age and use. One can imagine what the stains could be. It has been well documented that American Indian weapons carry stains from their victims, as these were truly used during the Indian Wars period during hand-to-hand combat. The entire piece has a nice, even, mellow patina on both the head and haft, showing some nicks, dings, and scratches from honest use. Just below the gripping area is a long, frilly, Buffalo Bison Indian tanned hide fringe drop that hangs 23 inches in length, overall, and is slightly stained and patina’d, as well. This example from the Southern Plains is attributed to being from the Southern Cheyenne or possibly Comanche, as similar examples are attributed to both tribes documented in Peterson, Baldwin and Francis’s books. Provenance: From the Ex-Collection of Cyrus Eaton out of London, England. The head measures 8 inches long by 4 ½ inches wide across the bottom of the blade. The tomahawk is 20 inches long from head to end with an additional 23-inch-long fringe drop.