Wild West Relics Auction April 2024

Five round turquoise and two coral stones rim this bracelet stamped: Effie C. / Zuni. Snakes encircle the stones. 1 inch wide, 2 1/2 inches long. New

A beautiful hair pipe necklace with a dual deer teeth charm. Piece is 22" unclasped with gold colored beading as well as gold colored wire work...

Effigy necklaces (3) carved by Lakota artist, James Under Baggage. Carvings include a buffalo skull (3"), coyote (2") and horse (2")....

Pipestone American Indian pipe carved and signed by Lakota artist James Under Baggage. Depicting a standing buffalo, the bowl measures 2"x 5&qu...

Pipestone American Indian pipe carved and signed by Lakota artist James Under Baggage. Depicting a horse, the bowl measures 3"x 3". This c...

Pipestone American Indian pipe carved and signed by Lakota artist James Under Baggage. Depicting a standing buffalo, the bowl measures 2"x 3&qu...

Pipestone American Indian pipe carved and signed by Lakota artist James Under Baggage. Depicting a turtle, the bowl measures 2"x 3". This ...

Pipestone American Indian pipe carved and signed by Lakota artist James Under Baggage. Depicting a turtle, the bowl measures 2"x 3". This ...

A James Under Baggage carving, this time in Black Hills alabaster. This Lakota piece depicting a standing buffalo and wolf, measures 5"x 9"...

This peace pipe is 13.5 in. in length and lathe turned. Finished with a tapered end for the pipestone and an oval shape for a mouthpiece. A carry case

Indian medicine bags (2). While both measure about the same 5"x 7", one appears to be much older than the other, having appeared to have ...

Pipe bowls made primarily for the tourist trade at the Pine Ridge Reservation in Montana. They do not appear to be Catlinite (Pipestone), but are very

A carved plain pipestone smoking bowl. It measures a large 6"x 4" and is NOT signed by the artist. Please see photos for more detail.

This pipestone is of catlinite mined in Minnesota. It is carved with straight edges. It is legend that warring tribes found common ground when mining

Modern buckskin pipebag with white metal cones and brass beads, purple dyed tassels and blue, white, black, yellow and turquoise beads by Louis Shaw.

Buckskin pipebag with white, black, red and yellow beads, 30x7". Whitish pipebag by Aurora Koning, possibly made in 2009, red, white, black and...

Red old purse, 5x4" with underlying tears. Zippered Shoe Money 3x6". Multicolor 1.25x1.25" and longer handle.

Beaded items-coaster 4.5", buckskin purse 4", 2 children 1.5", floral mats 7x5.5", several hair clips. All in a 7.5x12" box.

Carved horn for holding dentalium probably from Indians of the Pacific Coast. Believed to be circa 1800s; six inches long. an inch and a half deep. Pa

A cowrie shell American Indian design blanket dress. It appears to have been fashioned from an army blanket. It is trimmed with buckskin piping and fr

Matching white, black and pinkish cuffs, 4.5x11" and arm bands with metal horns and cobalt beads, 1.75x11".

Green, orange and pinkish glass bead belt, 1.75x52" with 1" multi color oval beads on each end.

Buckskin mocassins with commercial rawhide soles. Uppers have appliqued beadwork in reds and turquoise beads. Possibly Santee Sioux. These were stuffe

Beaded moosehide mocassins made in a one-piece, pointed-toe construction with appliqued beadwork pattern in white, yellow, pink, and red beads surroun

Muskrat fur vest with trade cloth cotton lining and cowrie shell and pony bead (6/0) ornaments for a child. Some fur worn has off at the chest areas.

War shield made from stretched rawhide and measuring about 16"x 17". It is stretched rawhide, with horsetail, bead and elk's toe decor...

Buffalo headdress from the Plains Tribes. Is from real buffalo with horns attached. Several paintings on the inside of the headdress. Horns are not sy

Beaded hide knife sheath with beads on exterior. Appears to be from the modern period with some patina, has signs of use. 10.5x2.5".

Lakota war clubs (3). Handmade by two different artists. Two are by Emerson Elk (1957-2020). One measures 19" in length, has a doeskin grip an...

This lot from Colorado contains over 70 points including 5 knives (ranging from 2.5 in./ 64 mm to 4.0 in./ 102 mm), one pinto basin shoulderless point

There are three points in this lot from Kansas: a Marshall point at 2.75 in./ 70 mm; a Lerma point at 2.5 in./ 64 mm; and a Archaic Knife at 4.0 in./

This lot has about 18 points all from New Mexico. Many are from the White Sands area. All have been cataloged from the Bracken collection and labeled

This lot has over 50 points from Wyoming; two Archaic period knives at 2.5 in./ 64 mm and another at 3.5 in./ 89 mm, a Hanna point, several red agate

This lot holds a number of Paleo point fragments. 2 lbs. worth of stone that have been hand tooled into obvious spear points or other preforms. From t

This riker box holds 23 tools and knives. All pieces show signs of tooling by early man. .5 in. to 2 in. in length. Location of finds unknown. From th

This lot holds 7 lanceolates by a number of location names; there are also about 12 more fragments of the paleo era. They were all found between Color

This lot holds about 36 points from Kansas and Missouri; a Big Sandy point at 2.75 in./ 70 mm from Missouri; over twenty-five small points from Missou

There are over 110 points in this lot all from Oklahoma. There is a harahey knife at 3.75 in./ 96 mm, a Lerma point at 3 in./ 76 mm, a drill at 3.5 in

This lot contains 15 points from around the west. There is a Cottonwood leaf knife found near Tule Lake in Northern California at 2.375 in.; a Corner

This lot holds ten projectile points from the Bracken collection that represent local materials used from around the United States. Each point has bee

This lot holds ten projectile points from the Bracken collection that represent local materials used from around the United States. Each point has bee

This lot holds fourteen projectile points from the Bracken collection that represent local materials used from around the United States. Each point ha

This collection of points (28) are the most diverse for technical skill and color of materials used. Some have been cataloged to Kansans, or Colorado,

There are 19 points in this lot with a spectacular Mauer ovoid at 2 in. / 51 mm of multi-colored agate. A Gatecliff point at 2 in. / 51 mm, a Sauvies

These are three two grooved stone axes, 4.5 in., 5. in, 5.5 in. in length. All are granite, site location is unknown. Early Archaic Period 9,000-8,0

This boatstone is red granite that has been shaped and polished at 3.5 in. /89 mm. Boatstones were made to add mass to the atlatl shaft, to increase t

There are four pieces of stone or pottery in this lot. Each piece has a consistent texture indicating a firing rather than flaking or grinding to shap

This diamond shaped stone is 2.75 in./ 70 mm X 1.675 in./ 41 mm in width. The stone is a double hole gorget found in Umatilla County, Oregon according

There are three bone awls in this lot. Three different sizes indicate there may have been three different applications. Two awls have been shaped to h

This discoidal stone or commonly referred to as a chunkey (chungke) stone is 4 in. in diameter and 2 in. thick. These stones are found associated with