05-13-200605-13-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2319Boston
May 13, 2006 10:00 AMCalender
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Central Plains Painted Muslin Dance Shield

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$7,638$6,500
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2319Location: BostonDate / Time: May 13, 2006 10:00AM

Description:

Central Plains Painted Muslin Dance Shield, Lakota (?),c. late 19th century, stretched over a wood hoop, the front painted with a hawk framed by crescent moons (?) and with dash marks, dia. 17 in.

Provenance: Collected by Henry W. Fischer, a Presbyterian minister who rode a circuit in South Dakota from c. 1906 to 1911/1912. He was based out of the town of MacIntosh and also in the Meadows area. Then through family descent to the present owner.
Estimate $2,000-3,000

Keywords

Henry W. Fischer, minister , South Dakota