1900s Cheyenne / Sioux Ceremonial Staff
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Description
Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Cheyenne / Dakota (Sioux) ca. late 1890s to 1900s CE. A ceremonial staff or weapon made from cow horns mounted to a wood rod covered with died hide. A horsehair tassel is tied to the shaft. This was a symbolic war club that was held during dances or other ritualistic events to convey status or power. Size: 19.5" L x 13" W (49.5 cm x 33 cm)
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Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000
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#180563
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#180563
Condition
Fraying to rawhide on end of wood, tear to seam and loss to sinew thread and wood tip. Some abrasions and nicks to horn, otherwise intact. Good condition.
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1900s Cheyenne / Sioux Ceremonial Staff
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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