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Unusual Cahokia Human Effigy Carved Stick

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Unusual Cahokia Human Effigy Carved Stick

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Description

The lot features a very unusual item, a human effigy carved dance stick with early age showing a Cahokia Mound Pre-Columbian Native American shape from the Sundog Bruce VanLandingham collection. The piece shows a human head effigy carving with bun piece protruding from the back of the head. For examples of nearly identical human head shapes see the Human effigy pipe, Cahokia, 1000-1300 (bauxite) (Menschliche Figur Rohr, Cahokia, 1000-1300 (Bauxit)) example in the Meisterdrucke collection and the Human Smoking Effigy Pipe Cahokia from the Vassar college collection. The piece shwos a spiral carved design with dark red mineral coloring and deep patina. The bottom is marked with a collection / museum number of 1974.26.90. Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce was also the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery, this piece is directly from the collection. Measures 8”L.

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