Image Lot Price Description


2599
$3,450.00

1/6th PLATE TINTYPE OF TWO NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS WITH TOMAHAWKS CIRCA 1870s. Great scarce outdoor photograph of Native American Indians posing for unidentified photographer in back of Pendleton wool type blanket. Man on left wearing chief’s type beaded headdress, bone breast plate, beautiful beaded apron, beaded flannel pants & elk tooth necklace. Man on right wearing beaded collar and sash, great beaded large apron, disc on chest appears to be peace medal, also a beaded belt and pipe bag with fringe attached. Both Indian men holding English style hand forged trade tomahawk pipes. Both have tapered style bowl with stepped ridge, double blade molding and hickory or hard wood handle with Indian decorations. This great very early tintype is housed in carte-de-visite size leather covered wooden case with tin frame. SIZE: Image approximately 2-3/8” x 3-3/8”. Case 3x 4-1/4”. CONDITION: Fine, very good contrast, scratches on tin, case has normal wear and repaired spine. 4-35470 RMJ15 (1,500-2,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008
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