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Sioux Beaded Fringed and Painted Pictorial Hide Tobacco Bag
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- hide, tin, porcupine, horsehair, glass beadwork
composed of tanned buffalo hide, each side painted with a pair of pipes and trimmed with fringe and tin cone pendants inserted with red-dyed horsehair, sinew sewn below in red, blue, green and greasy yellow glass beadwork against a white ground, with a buffalo enclosed by classic geometric motifs, the cut parfleche section wrapped in dyed porcupine quillwork; mounted for hanging.
Provenance
Acquired Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Condition
Overall very good condition with very minor staining to the hide. The quill section is worn, as expected.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.