Lot 77
Unidentified Néhinaw (Cree) Artist
Lot 77 Details
Unidentified Néhinaw (Cree) Artist
PIPE BAG WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
hide, beads, cotton, quills
accompanied by a custom made acrylic and canvas display box
30 x 6.5 x .25 in — 76.2 x 16.5 x 0.6 cm
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
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Provenance:
Reputedly from the Collection of the Marquis of Londonderry, United Kingdom
Christie's Auctioneers, London, UK, 3 Dec 1991, lot 15
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
Note:
An exceptionally fine, and intact Néhinaw (Cree) pipe bag with overlaid panels of beaded flower sprays, a quatralobed top suspending four cylindrical beaded tassels, a green beaded border, and with partially quilled skin fringe.
The bag was sold at Christies auctioneers in London, UK, on 3 December 1991. The catalogue note records that the bag was reputedly from the Collection of the Marquis of Londonderry.