Plains Pictorial Muslin Tepee Liner

Description:

Plains Pictorial Muslin Tepee Liner, Lakota, c. last quarter 19th century, probably depicting a warrior's exploits, mostly on horseback, and wearing feathered bonnets, carrying a variety of decorated gear, including "no retreat" sashes, hooked society staffs, and a feathered shield, in red, green, yellow, blue, and black, 91 x 31 in.

Provenance: Collected from the Teton Sioux by E. Joste, Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation, no. 20/5788.

Literature: Pleasing the Spirit, p. 180.
Estimate $30,000-40,000

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