Plains Indian Child’s Beaded Hide Robe

This is an early and rare example of a child’s beaded robe. The beauty of this robe comes from its understated simplicity. The isolated beaded strip has much power, sitting alone on a hide only colored with yellow ochre. The tapering at each end of the beaded strip gives it all the more power as […]

Northern Plains Skull Cracker

This Northern Plains skull cracker is in very good condition. The head is well carved catlinite secured with a hide binder connecting the head to the haft. The haft is wood and is encased with rawhide, sewn up the side with hide strips. On top of this rawhide layer is a coil of hide wrapped […]

An Early Plains Sioux Roach, With Spreader and Original Stand

This is a very rare and wonderful roach with all parts intact. The roach, made of deer hair, still has the bone spreader inside, along with two bone carved cups to hold feathers that are no longer present. The drop has quill wrapped hide strips, curly horse hair and a thimble. The wood holder / […]