LATE 19TH CENTURY SIOUX FLUTE WITH PAINTED PARFLECHE CASE AND PHOTOGRAPH.

LATE 19TH CENTURY SIOUX FLUTE WITH PAINTED PARFLECHE CASE AND PHOTOGRAPH. 1) Flute: Indian made of split and hollowed cedar bound with three bands of sinew; red and white ribbon streamers and painted stop carved with buffalo head in low relief. Series of red & black triangles painted around opening. Plains Indian men customarily played flutes of this type for courting and general musical entertainment. This flute is being played by Geronimo Gomez in the photograph entitled Love Song, at Taos, New Mexico-1914 [Driebe, 1997: 83]. Size: 22-1/4” long. CONDITION: No apparent breakage or damage. 2) Case—parfleche (Indian-prepared rawhide) painted in classic Sioux designs and colors applied to parfleche containers of various types. Size: 23-1/2” long x 6-1/4” wide. CONDITION: No apparent damage. Surface of case irregular as is typical for parfleche containers. Light surface soiling. 3) Photograph—matted: subject is Geronimo Gomez, Taos Indian man [Driebe, 1997: 83]. SIZE: Overall size 11” x 14”, photograph is 7” x 9-1/2”. 4-55251 (4,000-6,000)

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
	3569	$10,637.00	LATE 19TH CENTURY SIOUX FLUTE WITH PAINTED PARFLECHE CASE AND PHOTOGRAPH. 1) Flute: Indian made of split and hollowed cedar bound with three bands of sinew; red and white ribbon streamers and painted stop carved with buffalo head in low relief. Series of red & black triangles painted around opening. Plains Indian men customarily played flutes of this type for courting and general musical entertainment. This flute is being played by Geronimo Gomez in the photograph entitled Love Song, at Taos, New Mexico-1914 [Driebe, 1997: 83]. Size: 22-1/4” long. CONDITION: No apparent breakage or damage. 2) Case—parfleche (Indian-prepared rawhide) painted in classic Sioux designs and colors applied to parfleche containers of various types. Size: 23-1/2” long x 6-1/4” wide. CONDITION: No apparent damage. Surface of case irregular as is typical for parfleche containers. Light surface soiling. 3) Photograph—matted: subject is Geronimo Gomez, Taos Indian man [Driebe, 1997: 83]. SIZE: Overall size 11” x 14”, photograph is 7” x 9-1/2”. 4-55251 (4,000-6,000) 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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