05-05-201805-05-2018
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3099BBoston
May 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Quilled Elk Dreamer Society Pouch or Hair Ornament,

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$1,353$1,100
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3099BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 05, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Quilled Elk Dreamer Society Pouch or Hair Ornament, Sioux, c. 1870s, old label on verso reads: "scalp lock of Capt Jack. Modoc Indian, brought from his wife by Capt. F.H.E. Ebstein, 1871, and given to E.R. Smith 1879," lg. including tassels 11 1/2 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,400


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Keywords

F.H.E. Ebstein, Jack