Great Basin

Shoshone beaded pictorial elk gauntlets. A pair of fringed leather gauntlets with beaded blue and pink deer or elk against a pine tree, with red an...

Pitt River lidded bottle basket over whiskey flask. 6" x 4 1/4" x 1 1/4"PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Unknown, Native AmericanSIZ...

Paiute fully beaded jar with collection tag.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Paiute, Native AmericanSIZE: 5" x 3 1/2"

Paiute beaded bottle in lime green.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Paiute, Native AmericanSIZE: 4" x 1 3/4"

Paiute finely woven pitch covered tus water jar. 10"H x 8"DPERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Paiute, Native AmericanSIZE: 10"H x 8"D

Apache basketry tus water jar from the Grand Canyon area. Remnants of pine pitch remain. Pointed bottom with collection number. Interwoven horsehai...

Buffalo Lance. Hand forged Spanish blade placed in shaft with peg and lead in rawhide (drop replaced). A used piece. Overall 85”, 61” shaft, 24” bl...

Plains stone war club with double pointed pink sandstone head. Haft wrapped in rawhide. Beaded design on head band. May have once been longer.PERIO...

Tacked cavalry saddlebags, cut down to a dispatch pouch. Indian tacked, and hearts added.PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Basin - Unknown, N...

45 foot riata from the Plains, used for the tipi. Made of buffalo rawhide. Very rare.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Unknown, Native Amer...

Plains stylized club simulating a mallard's head - halfway between a gunstock and a ball. Long file burnt handle, round head with green pigment su...

Plains pipe tomahawk with ovoid elongated blade with slight flare. File branded handle with rows of tack decorations, beaded drop. 19th Century dr...

Plains buffalo lance of osage. Blade originally from a sabre. Few survived. Blade 21", overall 8'.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Unknown...

Horse pictorial ball headed club with stylized carved running Indian pony on left side next to ball. Two holes cut for drops, exceptional patina wi...

Northern Plains parfleche trunk with brain tanned ties. The term parfleche was first coined by the French fur traders and derived from the French w...

Heavily decorated brain tanned Plains style painted buffalo hide with center bonnet design surrounded by scenes of buffalo hunting, bonnets, teepee...

Colorful Northern Plains roach of porcupine guard hairs and brightly dyed deer tail in red, purple and yellow. Finely woven cloth center. Longer th...

Shoshone beaded brain tanned dress. Thread and sinew sewn with fringe seams and lined with a flour sack. Simple design on yoke. Beaded with colors ...

Plains elk antler hide scraper with some linear decorations on top. This is wonderful example of an elk scraper or hide flesher known as a "wahintk...

Ute sheep horn spoon with old tag “Ute, Pine River, Battle, Ex. Cottchall Collection. Collected 1870.” Brain tanned and beading on top.PERIOD: Mid ...

Shoshone catlinite T pipe with original stem. Belonged to Bear Cloud, Shoshone. Smoked piece.PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Shosho...

Oregon straight pipe from the Great Basin region; base "H" pipe; with stone filter.PERIOD: PrehistoricORIGIN: Great Basin - Unknown, Native America...

Plains horse head talking stick. Shows rasp marks and appears to have been fire blackened. Ears of harness leather.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Grea...

Butterfly and floral motif, on brain-tanned doe skin. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing t...

With bucking broncs. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing the clothing style to plains tribe...

Turn of the century. Much used; glass faceted beads. The United States Cavalry riders wore gauntlet gloves as part of their uniform, introducing th...

Ute basketry cradleboard with hide cover and beaded design. All original, much patina from use.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Ute, Nativ...

Southern Plains man doll with "Grandma's" hair.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Unknown, Native AmericanSIZE: 10"

Central Plains beaded hide doll. Yellow quilled breast plate with brass ring. Cobalt and transcluscent green basket beads embellish her wide belt, ...

Shoshone/Bannock lidded polychrome basket. Stiched, diagonal twining over single willow rod. Dyed red and green splints with top knot. Included pho...

Shoshone/Bannock lidded polychrome basket. Stiched, diagonal twining over single willow rod. Dyed red and green splints with top knot. Traditional ...

Shoshone/Bannock lidded polychrome basket. Stiched, diagonal twining over single willow rod. Dyed red and green splints. Two handles and top knot w...

Paiute canteen with braided fiberous handles, finely woven.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Paiute, Native AmericanSIZE: 11 1/2" x 6 3/4"D

Shoshone/Bannock lidded polychrome basket. Stiched, diagonal twining over single willow rod. Dyed red and green splints. Two handles and top knot w...

Ute beaded hide toy cradle. Thread and sinew sewn. Wood teardrop shaped board covered with softly tanned hide. Beaded in colors of amber, light and...

Shoshone/Bannock lidded polychrome basket. Stitched, diagonal twining over single willow rod. Dyed red and green splints. Without handles and loop ...

Paiute ptich covered canteen.PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Paiute, Native AmericanSIZE: 6 1/4" x 6 1/2"D

Ute water jar with close diagonal twine sumac and pine pitch. Waterproofed with pine gum. Commonly used in the Southwest in Great Basin cultural ar...

Ute circular rosette pouch with gourd stitched handle. Geometric beaded both sides different. Rosette 4"D overall including handle 10"PERIOD: 19th ...

Fully beaded Shohsone belt on harness leather. Dark blue edging with lighter blue center having dispersed geometric designs.PERIOD: Late 19th Centu...

Shoshone beaded pouch with original collection tag "NO. 133. Shoshone period Ross Fork Res. Pocatello, Idaho September 1915." Red and green flower...

Ute doll cradle with thick hide covering wood frame. Hide once yellow ochre covered, thick brain tanned buffalo fringe on verso. Beadwork and color...

Ute doll cradle with basketry visor. Sinew sewn and having beadwork in colors of red white heart, dark blue, light blue, greasy yellow and white ar...

Shoshone/Ute blanket strip on buffalo hide. 58" with 7" rosettes 5" wide strip.PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Basin - Shoshone, Native Ameri...