2017 Cowboy Con Auction

Auction Details

Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC will conduct a 390-lot auction of Western Americana on Sunday, August 6th, starting at 12 high noon Pacific time, in the firm’s gallery at 3555 Airway Drive (Suite 309) in Reno. The event will be simulcast at the first-ever Cowboy-Con Convention, slated for Aug. 4-6 at the nearby Reno/Sparks Convention Center.

“This auction will include everything the novice or advanced collector needs, to outfit his or her cowboy dreams,” said Fred Holabird of Holabird Western Americana Collections, LLC. “We’ve got saddles, guns, Native American art and artifacts, and items relating to Pawnee Bill, including his wooden trunk, his Winchester model 94 rifle, a framed autograph and a profile photograph.”
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Bowl by Calabaza & Tenorio1258 - Bowl by Calabaza & Tenorio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coiled bowl by Vicky Tenorio and Andrew Calabaza, Santo Domingo pueblo. 3" h x 8" diameter. Made before they were married, as the more rec...
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Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Brown Beaded Gauntlets1259 - Brown Beaded Gauntlets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A pair of brown hide gauntlets with some remaining brown fur. Red, white yellow, corral, blue beads. 14" x 6.5". Tribe is unknown. Stat...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to C********r.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Native American Silver Prints1260 - Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Native American Silver Prints
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Three different mounted silver gelatins prints, all by done by Benjamin Franklin Waite, Brooklyn, New York, c.1907 of Native Americans from Buffalo Bi
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Butterfly Kachina by Lawrence L. Acadiz1261 - Butterfly Kachina by Lawrence L. Acadiz
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Butterfly Kachina by Lawrence Acadiz (1964-2014). 13.5" h x 4" w x 4" d. One butterfly wing missing. Acadiz was a member of the Deer ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to M********y for (170.00 + 40.80BP) = 210.80
 
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Cactus Kachina by Terrance Lewis1262 - Cactus Kachina by Terrance Lewis
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Cactus Kachina by Terrance Lewis. 19" h x 7" w x 6.5"d. Amazing carved kachina--possibly Rain Dancer. State:Arizona City:Hopi Date: ...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Canvas Tent Toy Cradle Board1263 - Canvas Tent Toy Cradle Board
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1870's. Morningstar beaded wheel. Red trade cloth, light and dark blue beads along with green and purple beads on skin. Cloth lining on in...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to f******h for (600.00 + 144.00BP) = 744.00
 
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Child's Beaded War Shirt1264 - Child's Beaded War Shirt
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c. 1880's. Fringed, beaded sinew sewn child's war shirt. Plains Indian. Consigned by The Cowboy Connection in Livingston, MT. State: City...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to e*****r for (600.00 + 126.00BP) = 726.00
 
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Clown (Koshare) by A. L. Sahmie1265 - Clown (Koshare) by A. L. Sahmie
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Clown (Koshare) by A. L. Sahmie. 16" h x 5.5" w x 6" d. This fabulous koshare has been broken and repaired. The price reflects that. ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to M********y for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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Crow Beaded Belt with Brass Tacks1266 - Crow Beaded Belt with Brass Tacks
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Leather Crow belt with brass tacks and 9 assorted color beaded panels. c. 1880's. 2.75" x 33". Consigned by The Cowboy Connection i...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to M********y for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Crow Leggins with Beads1267 - Crow Leggins with Beads
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Crow Leggins on red trade cloth with dual sided flower patterns. There is a well done repair on red cloth on 1 side. 7" x 14.5" Consign...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to l********q for (425.00 + 102.00BP) = 527.00
 
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D. F.  Barry Photo of Gall (Battle of Little Bighorn)1268 - D. F. Barry Photo of Gall (Battle of Little Bighorn)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Born in 1840 Gall was a leader in the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Gall's family was killed in this battle. General Custer was killed in t...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 9*****L for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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Deer Dancer by Ronald Honahni1269 - Deer Dancer by Ronald Honahni
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Deer Dancer by Ronald Honahni. 12.75" h x 5" w x 4" d. State:Arizona City:Hopi Date: ID# 48868
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Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (350.00 + 84.00BP) = 434.00
 
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Diamond Willow Pipe Stem with Bowl1270 - Diamond Willow Pipe Stem with Bowl
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Diamond willow wood stem with red and black coloring, 19" long, in very nice condition. The bowl is a choochoo stack carved from red stone. C...
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Start Price : 625.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Eagle by Victor M. Vigil1271 - Eagle by Victor M. Vigil
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Eagle by Victor M. Vigil. Alabaster, 22" x 7.5" x 6". This exceptional one of a kind sculpture was created by award winning Jemez Pue...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Eagle Sculpture by Jeff Grandbois1272 - Eagle Sculpture by Jeff Grandbois
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Eagle Sculpture by Jeff Grandbois. Modern stone sculpture, sleek and powerful. 11.25" h x 13.75" w x 4" d, on wood base. State:New M...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Early Apache Strike a Lite1273 - Early Apache Strike a Lite
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Blocks of beads, mostly beige, brown and black. 2 sinew tassels. A row of metal bells on the bottom. 6.25" x 3.5". Consigned by The Co...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to c******1 for (350.00 + 84.00BP) = 434.00
 
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Early Boys Quiver and Arrows1274 - Early Boys Quiver and Arrows
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Early Boys Quiver and Arrows, bow is missing. Quiver is made from calf skin and has red, white, blue and translucent beads. There are red fabric hig
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Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Extra Long Ceremonial Stem and Pipe1275 - Extra Long Ceremonial Stem and Pipe
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48" long wooden stem with red ochre paint. Deerhide wrapped. Carved catlinite bowl. Consigned by The Cowboy Connection in Livingston, MT. Sta...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to M********y for (425.00 + 102.00BP) = 527.00
 
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Good Omen Print by Bev Doolittle1276 - Good Omen Print by Bev Doolittle
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Print of Indian chief and two other Native Americans on horseback. Print is printing press produced, not numbered. However, it is very nicely matted a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w*******n for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Hairpipe necklace with Beads1277 - Hairpipe necklace with Beads
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Plains c. 1850-1880, 22" total. An original strand string has been broken and tied several times, it has also be reinforced. Ex Jake Thorson....
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Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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