How charming and sweet is this! Three, mudhead kachinas made from antler, then painted with a sepia color and dressed with hide. These are attributed to the Zuni carver Teddy Weahkee (1890 – 1965). Bumps taken from the antlers make up the facial features – eyes, mouth and ears. Fingers and toes are differentiated on […]
This Plains Indian knife appears to show a buffalo in profile. The head can be seen with remnants of ears on the top, and a beard at the bottom. The carved antler bone is riveted to the steel blade at two points. This knife shows much use over a long period of time. There is […]
This is a rare and early German silver canteen. There is a scene on one side showing a shield hanging on a spear driven into the ground. The shield has feathers that are all blowing to the left. The background is the horizon of low lying hills. Foreground is the skull of a buffalo sitting […]
