$88,875
Rare Prairie/Plains Carved Elk Horn Hide Scraper, Omaha or Otoe, c. first half 19th century, decorated with incised tally marks, geometric devices, an abstracted human figure, the head with emanating lightning, and a row of military figures wearing early 19th century style uniforms, rich dark patina, lg. 15 3/4 in. Provenance: Mordecai Thomas Bartram (1843-1904), collected between 1871 and 1873, then descended within the family. Literature: For a scraper probably made by the same hand see First Peoples, First Contacts, Native Peoples of North America , J.C.H. King, 1994, p. 264. Pictured is a very similar scraper collected by Duke Paul of Wurtemburg from the Omahas or Otoes between 1822 and 1831.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-05-10
