Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2237Location: BostonDate / Time: May 22, 2004 10:00AM
Description:
Southern Plains Beaded Whetstone Case, Kiowa, c. third quarter 19th century, the commercial leather capped form beaded overall with white and dark blue geometric elements on a wine red ground, remnant tin cone danglers, two large faceted clear beads on the hide strap, ht. 4 1/4 in.
Provenance: Charles Edward Mendenhall (1849-1937).
Estimate $1,000-1,500