- Ball Headed War ClubSKU: D1617_JOEastern ball headed war club with antler spike. Still shows file rasp marks from carving. Decorated with dots and bird tracks. Ex. Lockwood Family, Cincinnati. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: East, United StatesSIZE: 24"L; Ball 4"D; Spike 3"L
$12,000 - Tacked Ball ClubSKU: D1615_JOSouthern Plains tacked ball headed club. A used piece. Native made of osage. Patina to spare. PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Southern Great Plains, Native AmericanSIZE: 21"L, Ball Head 3" x 2"38% off
$2,500$4,000 - Chief Mountain Horse by Two GunSKU: D1430_JOOil on board 12" x 16 " Period oak frame 20" x 16". Unique raised beading style. Complete typed history on back as follows: "Chief Mountain Horse, son of Moon Calf, was on of the famous old warriors of the Blood tribe of the Blackfeet Confederacy. When he died on October 31, 1937, at the age of ...
$2,500 - Hidatsa Arikara Medicine ShirtSKU: D1554_JOHidatsa Arikara medicine shirt worn by a warrior who deserved honors, pre-reservation. Horseshoes represent successful horse raids, and the six quilled eagle feathers signify war coups, scalps or battles. Would note, four real scalps possibly moved over from an earlier war shirt, both quills and ...
$30,000 - Pipe TomahawkSKU: D1595_JOHeavily adorned presentation grade pipe tomahawk with pewter inlaid fish, moon, acorn and war axe on cast iron blade. PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: East, United StatesSIZE: Head 18" Overall 21"
$25,000 - Sioux War ShirtSKU: D1555_JO19th Century Sioux war shirt of brain tanned buffalo with red ochre quill wrapped hair locks. Bead strips have stylized buffalo heads, pipes and teepees. Nice patina from use inside and out. The pipes are a great icon and make us believe that the warrior it was made for must have been an ...
$75,000 - Pipe TomahawkSKU: D1594_JOPipe tomahawk with brass head engraved with American eagle having crest and "Hull Curttss, November 1, 1776". Shaft has tacks, pewter inlays and file burnt. Not sure what the "1776" represents. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Unknown, United StatesSIZE: Head 10" Overall 21"
$30,000 - Presentation Pipe TomahawkSKU: D1593_JOPresentation pipe tomahawk with brass blade and cutouts. Noted on blade "A. Angstadt, Ohio, 1811." Hand engraved eagle, star and dove. Scalloped and keyhole design on stem. PERIOD: Early 19th CenturyORIGIN: Unknown, United StatesSIZE: Blade 10" Overall 19"
$25,000 - "Spontoon" Pipe TomahawkSKU: D1591_JOSpontoon pipe tomahawk came from an Osage family in Pahuska, Oklahoma. Spontoon style is credited as the "last true weapon" that was used during the Indian War Period 1860s - 1870s. Most samples are credited towards Sioux and Comanche however Oklahoma and the Quapaw would be directly between the ...
$20,000 - Missouri War AxeSKU: D1588_JOPewter blade with inlayed brass weeping heart on one side and crescent moon on other. Vame from an Osage family in Pahuska, Oklahoma. Spontoon style is credited as the "last true weapon" that was used during the Indian War Period 1860s - 1870s. Most samples are credited towards Sioux and ...
$20,000 - Pipe TomahawkSKU: D1586_JOPipe tomahawk with incised and file burnt handle. Eight holes for drops, scalloped haft. This piece used for smoking rather than fighting. This piece was kept for several generations in a private north woods museum in Minocqua, Wisconsin. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Wisconsin, United ...
$7,500 - Northern Plains Figurative War ClubSKU: D1573_JONorthern Plains war club with stylized stone buffalo head. Raw hide wrapped adorned with brass tacks. Much patina from use - blood, grease and sweat. Museum quality. PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native AmericanSIZE: 26" Overall
$15,000 - Beaver Tail Bowie KnifeSKU: D1568_JOBeaver tail bowie. 19th Century treaty knife with engraved blade. "Peace" and crossed arrows, Damascus steel, used in place of a presentation pipe tomahawk. Dag knife style, copper rivets, stag horn handle. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Unknown, United StatesSIZE: Blade 6 1/2" Overall 11"
$7,500 - Blackfeet Fighting DagSKU: D1560_JOBlackfeet fighting dag native made with blade from a wagon wheel or barrel rim. Blade goes full length of handle and protrudes 8 1/4". Much patina from use. Fastened with nail rivets at butt and brain tanned buffalo thong. 14" x 4" sheath of buffalo hide, fully beaded and adorned with two large ...
$15,000 - Metis Cree BandolierSKU: D1513_JOMetis Cree bandolier with classic beading on red stroud with white bead edging and black silk ribbon border. PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: Northeast - Cree, Native AmericanSIZE: 30" x 7"
$20,000 - Crow SaddleSKU: D1524_JOCrow saddle with brain tanned deer hide. Original beaded horns and drops. Original wood and hide stirrups with drops connected with saddle leather straps. Three of the connecting saddle straps are brain tanned buffalo, one parfleche, the other replaced with saddle leather during the period of ...
$17,000 - Choctaw BandolierSKU: D1532_JOChoctaw bandolier shot pouch from a Natchez Mississippi collection. Silk ribbon fringe at shoulder. Exceptional graphic condition. White beading on red background outlined in black. Appears almost unused. PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Choctaw, Native AmericanSIZE: Pouch 7" x ...
$35,000 - Northern Plains Warrior's NecklaceSKU: D1526_JONorthern Plains made warrior's necklace of wolverine claws interspersed with early brass trade beads. 25 claws strung on two brain tanned thongs. PERIOD: 19th CenturyORIGIN: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native AmericanSIZE: 28"
$5,000 - Sioux Ghost Dance Bow LanceSKU: D1506_JOSioux Ghost Dance bow lance, spear point carved of wood resembling the earlier bow with an iron point. Brain tanned buffalo drops. Red painted with rattlesnake design. Original sinew string. Ex. Vanlandingham PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSIZE: 60"L
$11,000 - Parfleche Bonnet CaseSKU: D1500_JONorthern Plains parfleche bonnet case with original long fringe. Old smoke from the teepee. The term parfleche was first coined by the French fur traders and derived from the French word “parer” meaning defend and “fleche” meaning arrows, as the hide was tough enough to be used as a shield and ...
$8,000 - Sioux Bow and QuiverSKU: D1499_JOSioux bow and quiver with beaded bands on top and bottom on both bow and quiver case. Bow 46" of bodack with original sinew string and three 24" matching arrows, two having 2 1/2" original steel points, one game and one war. One point missing. Bow and quiver case of brain tanned buffalo calf. ...
$15,000 - Apache Bow and Quiver CaseSKU: D1475_JOApache bow and quiver case made of mountain lion hide. A little hair still remains. Vibrant paint. Bow is covered with rattlesnake skin and has four original arrows with 3" steel points. Ex. Forrest Fenn PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: Southwest - Apache, Native AmericanSIZE: Bow 40" Quiver ...
$25,000 - Child's TeepeeSKU: D1474_JOChild's teepee depicting highly graphic battle scene painted on brain tanned deer skin. This piece was acquired from Wilma Silvey, age 89, in 2005, white woman, was handed down through her husband's family, Joseph Silvey (Silverfish). His father was "Long Hair Hanging" (Kiowa Comanche) and his ...
$35,000 - Deadfall Mouse TrapSKU: D1374Deadfall mouse trap for one or a family. PERIOD: Early 20th CenturyORIGIN: East, United StatesSIZE: 12" x 4" x 12"
$900 - Red Stag Trophy MountSKU: GB43Trophy red stag mount on carved plaque with acorns. PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 26"W x 32"H
$750 - Collection of 11 Sterling Fruit KnivesSKU: AE0167Four with engraved mother of pearl handles, three with added nut picks, two with five hallmarks, several with names or monograms. PERIOD: Mid 19th CenturyORIGIN: England, EuropeSIZE: Longest 3 1/2", bade 3 1/8"; smallest 2", blade 2 3/4"
$3,500 - Massive Sioux Catlinite T PipeSKU: D1459_JOMassive Sioux catlinite T pipe with file burnt stem, quilling and mallard neck. Pipe still showing rasp marks. PERIOD: Late 19th Century ORIGIN: Great Plains - Sioux, Native AmericanSIZE: 9" x 4 1/4" Overall 30"
$5,500 - Black Forest Carved Bear ChairSKU: PLATE26BBlack Forest Swiss carved chair having bear on fallen log. Part of the Brienz Collection plate 26. This is a large or fragile item, so shipping will not calculate on our website. Please contact the Gallery at (208)769-7575; info@ciscosgallery.com to get a shipping quote, or to purchase. ...
$6,500 - Black Forest Carved Bear ChairSKU: PLATE26ABlack Forest Swiss carved chair having bear on fallen log. Carved bear on lifting seat which once had a music box. Part of the Brienz Collection plate 26. PERIOD: Late 19th CenturyORIGIN: Switzerland, EuropeSIZE: 38"H x 18"W x 18"Deep; Seat 19"
$9,000 - Levi Strauss & Co. Brass Belt BuckleSKU: AE0161Brass belt buckle marked "San Francisco, CAL." Original riveted quality clothing. Patented May 20, 1873 trademark. With original black leather belt which has seen wear but complete. The first belt loops were added to the Levi's in 1922. We assume this was one of the first promo belts to exhibit ...
$3,500
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