RARE INDIAN MADE HORSE MASK, LATE 19TH CENTURY, AND VOLUME 74, APRIL 1999, NUMBER 2 NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW.

RARE INDIAN MADE HORSE MASK, LATE 19TH CENTURY, AND VOLUME 74, APRIL 1999, NUMBER 2 NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW. 1) Made of two pcs of tanned buffalo robe; top section having longer hair to suggest a buffalo’s forelock. A pair of cow buffalo horns tufted with red down feathers attached appropriately at the temples. Eyeholes, bases of horns, forelock margin and outline of mask bordered with short buckskin fringes. Northern Plains and Plateau Indian peoples utilized imposing horse masks for ceremonial purposes and horse parades. A rare few, such as this example, represented buffalo, and when pressed into use imparted buffalo power to a warrior’s mount. Mask mounted in wooden packing case covered with paper, and printed on back, “CHIEF THUNDERBIRD/FRED HARVEY/INDIAN BUILDING/ALBUQUERQUE/NEW MEXICO”. As per owner, “according to Moon’s family, Moon acquired this from his friend Chief Thunderbird and is of Cheyenne origin”. Driebe 1997, pg 424. Size: Mask 18-1/2” long, horn tip to horn tip 15-1/2”. CONDITION: No apparent damage. 2) Historical Review: various articles about historic aspects of New Mexico, including Albuquerque and the Alvarado Hotel—illustrated. 4-55236 (9,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3541	$23,000.00	RARE INDIAN MADE HORSE MASK, LATE 19TH CENTURY, AND VOLUME 74, APRIL 1999, NUMBER 2 NEW MEXICO HISTORICAL REVIEW. 1) Made of two pcs of tanned buffalo robe; top section having longer hair to suggest a buffalo’s forelock. A pair of cow buffalo horns tufted with red down feathers attached appropriately at the temples. Eyeholes, bases of horns, forelock margin and outline of mask bordered with short buckskin fringes. Northern Plains and Plateau Indian peoples utilized imposing horse masks for ceremonial purposes and horse parades. A rare few, such as this example, represented buffalo, and when pressed into use imparted buffalo power to a warrior’s mount. Mask mounted in wooden packing case covered with paper, and printed on back, “CHIEF THUNDERBIRD/FRED HARVEY/INDIAN BUILDING/ALBUQUERQUE/NEW MEXICO”. As per owner, “according to Moon’s family, Moon acquired this from his friend Chief Thunderbird and is of Cheyenne origin”. Driebe 1997, pg 424. Size: Mask 18-1/2” long, horn tip to horn tip 15-1/2”. CONDITION: No apparent damage. 2) Historical Review: various articles about historic aspects of New Mexico, including Albuquerque and the Alvarado Hotel—illustrated. 4-55236 (9,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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