Cayuse Chief Poor Crane Also KnownCayuse Chief Poor Crane Also Known as Cutmouth John Quarter Plate Tintype Remarkable quarter plate tintype of American Indian chief identified as?Yehtiinwic or?Poor Crane?(ca 1814-1891) whose name indicates that he was Cayuse although it has also been suggested that he was Umatilla.?Poor Crane's frontier nickname was Cutmouth John which he acquired in the spring of 1850 during an?intra-Cayuse battle when the murderers of the Whitman family were captured then delivered to Oregon authorities who summarily hanged them. The Whitman massacre occurred in 1847 when U.S. missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman his wife Narcissa and eleven others were killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians. Following the Whitman massacre Poor Crane?acted as an Indian Scout for several figures including Washington Governor Isaac I. Stevens and various military officers assigned to the area such as Philip Sheridan. Poor Crane?was prominently involved in the events of 1855-1859 including the Yakima Indian War. ?In the tintype studio portrait Poor Crane?wears what looks to be a red wool shirt accented with brass buttons and covered with brass armbands. He also wears wool leggings decorated with strips of pony beadwork and fringed with tan ermine skins plus beaded moccasins. A flintlock Dragoon pistol lays across Poor Crane's?lap protected by a beaded case. The brass butt-ferule of the pistol grip has been carefully accented with gilt. The context and care devoted to this portrait suggests that it was possibly made for one of the officers whom Poor Crane?had served. It has also been suggested that this portrait was made ca 1878-1879 at the conclusion of the Bannock War following the death of Paiute Chief Egan whom Poor Crane?is known to have killed. A standing portrait of Poor Crane from the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections depicts Poor Crane with a scalp hanging from his tomahawk haft the scalp identified as that of Chief Egan. Although the library dates the standing portrait to ca 1865 it has been suggested that the portrait was taken around the same time as the seated portrait of Poor Crane. ?It has been discovered that Poor Crane was one of the best-documented individuals in Plateau history and one of the earliest references to Poor Crane was made in 1839 by a wandering lawyer named Thomas Jefferson Farnham. In?Travels in the Great Western Prairies Farnham recalled:?The "poor crane" was an honest honourable man; and I can never think of all his kind acts to me from the time I met him in the plains beyond the Wallawalla mission till I left him sick on the bank of the Columbia without wishing an opportunity to testify my sense of his moral worth and goodness of heart in some way which shall yield him a substantial reward for all he suffered in my service.?In 1855 Poor Crane was the scout who guided Washington Territory Governor Isaac I. Stevens' party to the council grounds at Walla Walla where the treaty of 1855 was negotiated and signed. Three years later during the early months of the Yakima War of 1858 Poor Crane scouted for the young Philip Sheridan and from that same period the following description of Poor Crane referred to as Cutmouth John was written by Lieutenant Lawrence Kip in Army Life on the Pacific: ?A Journal:We reached Fort Walla Walla July 19th [1858] after a march of twelve and a half days. The fort is almost on the ground of the Walla Walla council which I attended three years ago where these tribes we are now to fight [Coeur d'Alene Spokan & Palouse] were all represented and their great leader Kamiahkin was himself present. It is in a beautiful spot of the Walla Walla valley well wooded and with plenty of water. At this post are stationed four companies of the First Dragoons and two of the Ninth Infantry...One of the first persons who came into camp to see us was a Cayuse Indian Cutmouth John who was Lieutenant Gracie's guide through this country three years ago when I accompanied him on his march with a detachment of the Fourth Infantry to act as an escort for Governor Stevens at the Walla Walla council. This worthy had a dreadful distortion of visage from having been shot in the mouth...hence his sobriquet...John?seemed very glad to see me after our long separation and during the expedition was a visitor almost every evening at our tent. He was exceedingly fond of talking about his former connection with the mission and yet it must be acknowledged that he had not retained much of [what he had] learned while there. His sole stock consisted of two or three hymns with which he always insisted on favoring us particularly when he had imbibed too much whiskey a contingency occurring far more frequently than was for his own good. (31-32).Our sincere thanks to Mike Cowdrey?and Nakia Williamson-Cloud for providing detailed information regarding this historical figure.? Condition: Some wear to plate; housed in full case.?
UMATILLA CAYUSE CHIEFS CABINETUMATILLA CAYUSE CHIEFS CABINET CARDLate 19th or early 20th C. card is inscribed on the back "Jim Badroads", "Ume Sumpkin", and Cap'sees Iskit". Jim Badroads was a Umatilla Chief, Ume-Sum-Kin was a Cayuse Chief. Both of these Native American Indian Tribes became part of the Confeded Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon. Image depicts two men in standing positions wearing traditional bone jewelry, rings, earrings, fur, cloth, and buckskin. One appears to be carrying a rifle sling. Both are holding revolvers andin front of them are three blankets similar to Pendleton, one draped with a bandolier filled with ammunition, and the one on the floor cradling a gun cleaning rod and brush.Print is mounted on a cardboard card overall approx. 4-1/8"L x 6-3/8"H. Onesmall spot to the lower central area, around the size of a pencil lead, and a faint scuff. Card shows some discoloration typical for age, back of card has a line possibly from being bent that does not show on the front or on the image. See images for more details on condition. This item can be shipped in-house.
Shona Hah Kwakiutl Carving of aShona Hah Kwakiutl Carving of a Cayuse Woman hand-carved woman with hide dress and felt blanket signed on base height 16 in.20th centuryShona-Hah (1912-1997) or Mary J. Smith was Cherokee by birth and became the matriarch of the Lelooska family. Her artwork and especially her "Little People " has left a legacy of both the everyday activities and the ceremonial dress of peoples of the Northwest Coast. In June 1983 Southwest Art featured her in an article on pages 65-71. Condition: Excellent.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST KWAKIUTLPACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST KWAKIUTL POTLATCH CEDAR BOWL A Pacific Northwest Coast Kwakiutl potlatch cedar bowl, 20th Century, the canoe formed vessel as a zoomorphic bear-fish, the rim inlaid with shell beads, having strong and exaggerated carved features with finely painted, red and black accents, 16.5"dia.
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) BIRD, CA. 1979 signed in syllabics 7.25 x 13.75 x 5.5 in — 18.4 x 34.9 x 14 cm
PENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS BLANKETPENDLETON WOOLEN MILLS BLANKET ''Cayuse Indian Blanket '' with original label. Dimensions: 53''L x 67''W. The blanket shows moderate wear throughout with a few areas worn to the warp possibly from moth damage. The blanket also has some discolorations and color bleeding.
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) OWL AND RAVENS, 2010 OWL AND RAVENS, 2010
GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETSGROUP OF NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETS Including Cheyenne, Cherokee.
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) UNTITLED (WOMAN WITH BIRDS), 1971 UNTITLED (WOMAN WITH BIRDS), 1971
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) UNTITLED (OWL), 2010 UNTITLED (OWL), 2010
Native American Northwest Coast?Native American Northwest Coast? tightly woven basket/bowl. 7"Diam.
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) NAUJIIT, 1996 titled, dated and numbered 43/50; artist's name in Roman and syllabics; unframed sheet 22.25 x 29.5 in — 56.5 x 74.9 cm
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) TULUGAK, 1979 signed, titled, dated and numbered 23/50 22.25 x 31 in — 56.5 x 78.7 cm
CARVED WOOD NORTHWEST TOTEM TsawoutCARVED WOOD NORTHWEST TOTEM Tsawout Salish people, 1980's vintage, with frog, owl and bear cub, 22" tall, unpainted, bleached, one leg repaired at top.
MAKAH, PIMA & MISSION INDIAN WOVENMAKAH, PIMA & MISSION INDIAN WOVEN BASKETSTwo woven trinket baskets from the Makah Tribe of the Pacific Northwest. This indigenous culture resides today in Neah Bay, Washington. Measures 2.75"W x 2"H & 3.5"W x 2"H.
NORTHWEST COAST SALISH PEOPLESNORTHWEST COAST SALISH PEOPLES BASKET Northwest Coast Salish peoples basket, in cedar, grasses, spruce root, and cherry bark, of gently curved rectangular form, having a checkerboard at the wrapped rim and multicolor triangular motifs created with imbrication on each side of the piece. Approximate measurements: h. 4. 25", w. 10", d. 9. 5".
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) BIRD WITH YOUNG, 1963 titled, dated and numbered 5/50; artist's name in syllabics; framed sight 12.25 x 15.5 in — 31.1 x 39.4 cm
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) SIILAVUT, NUNAVUT (OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR LAND), 1999 titled, dated and numbered 70/99; artist's name in Roman and syllabics; diptych; unframed overall 44.5 x 30 in — 113 x 76.2 cm; each sheet 22.25 x 30 in — 56.5 x 76.2 cm
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) RESPLENDENT OWLS, 2005 titled, dated and numbered 52/70; artist's name in Roman and syllabics sheet 24.25 x 30 in — 61.6 x 76.2 cm
Haida (Tribe) Northwest Coast basketHaida (Tribe) Northwest Coast basket with frog on lid. 6 1/2'' Length 4'' Ht.
Edward Curtis The North AmericanEdward Curtis The North American Indian Volume 2: Pima. Papago. Qahatika. Mohave. Yuma. Maricopa. Walapai. Havasupai. Apache-Mohave. Written Illustrated and Published by Edward S. Curtis. Edited by Frederick Webb Hodge. The University Press: Cambridge Massachusetts: 1908. Bound volume with 75 small-format photogravures on Holland Van Gelder?paper. Including portraits of the Pima Papago Qahatika Mohave Yuma Maricopa Walapai Havasupai and Apache Mohave.? Condition: Tissue guards included.?
WILSON KAYE + CLIFFORD PONGYESVIAWILSON KAYE + CLIFFORD PONGYESVIA + AUSTIN LOMATEWAMA, GROUP OF SIX KATSINAMWilson Kaye + Clifford Pongyesvia + Austin Lomatewama, Group of Six Katsinam, Wilson Kaye (Hopi, b. 1952) Mudhead Katsina carved cottonwood, pigments, fibers, feathers inscribed underside base: Wilson KAye Clifford Pongyesvia (20th Century) Kuwan Heheya Katsina carved cottonwood, pigments, oak Director's Circle Award stamped on metal placard: HEHEYA' / C. Pongyesvia Austin Lomatewama (Hopi, 20th Century) Owl Katsina carved cottonwood, pigments, fabric, feathers, string inscribed underside base: Austin Lomatewama / P.O. Box 96 / Hotevilla, Arizona / 86030 Eagle Katsina carved cottonwood, pigments, string, feathers, fibers inscribed underside base: Austin Lomatewama / P.O. Box 96 / Hotevilla, Arizona / 86030 Owl Katsina carved cottonwood, pigments, fabric, string inscribed underside base: Austin Lomatewama / P.O. Box 96 / Hotevilla, Arizona / 86030 / PURCHASED FROM AUSTIN / BY GEORGIA 1985 Mongwa (Great Horned Owl) Katsina carved cottonwood, pigments, fibers, leather Dimensions: Largest: 10 1/2 x 9 x 4 in. (26.7 x 22.9 x 10.2 cm.); Smallest: 7 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (18.7 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm.) Provenance: The Georgia and Charles Loloma Collection
Northwest Coast Carved Totem twoNorthwest Coast Carved Totem two figures of a bird and bear; painted in red white and black height 16.25 in.ca 1900 Condition: Wings have been repaired.
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) COMMISSIONED SET OF FIVE SERIGRAPHS BY THE INUIT GALLERY OF VANCOUVER, 2006 each titled, dated and numbered 34/35; artist's name in syllabics; framed each sheet 23 x 22 in — 58.4 x 55.9 cm
Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC,Kenojuak Ashevak ????? ???, CC, RCA (1927-2013), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) UNTITLED (WOMAN WITH OWLS AND BIRDS), 1993/1994 UNTITLED (WOMAN WITH OWLS AND BIRDS), 1993/1994
MCKENNEY AND HALL (19TH CENTURY),MCKENNEY AND HALL (19TH CENTURY), J-AW-BEANCE, A CHIPPEWAY CHIEF / MON-KA-USH-KA, A SIOUX CHIEF / PETALESHAROO, A PAWNEE BRAVE (THREE WORKS) Hand-colored lithographs, 19th century, from History of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas McKenney, presented in uniform framing.
TRIBAL: TALINGUET TRIBE COVEREDTRIBAL: TALINGUET TRIBE COVERED BASKET, WASHINGTON STATE EARLY 19TH C., MADE OF WOVEN CEDAR ROOT, CYLINDER FORM WITH LID, RED AND BLACK DIAMOND PATTERN ON THE SIDES, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE, INCLUDING MINOR LOSS TO D...TRIBAL: Talinguet tribe covered basket, Washington state early 19th C., made of woven cedar root, cylinder form with lid, red and black diamond pattern on the sides, wear consistent with age, including minor loss to dyes, 2" tear from rim down, 6 1/2" h. x 6 1/2" diam.
KLICKITAT, BASKET, CA. 1870Klickitat,KLICKITAT, BASKET, CA. 1870Klickitat, Basket, ca. 1870, cedar root, buckskin, beargrass Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (15.88 x 18.42 x 17.15 cm.) Provenance: Collection of Gary Bell, Seattle Collection of Melissa Flury Private Collection, New Mexico
COWLITZ, BASKETCowlitz, Basket,COWLITZ, BASKETCowlitz, Basket, cedar root, horsetail root, beargrass, natural berry dye Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 8 x 6 in. (11.4 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm.) Provenance: Private Collection, New Mexico
McKenney & Hall/ Publishers "WakechaiMcKenney & Hall/ Publishers "Wakechai A Saukie Chief" and "Kai-Pol-E-Quah White Nosed Fox" two hand-colored lithographs from Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 sight 18 in. x 12 1/4 in. attractively matted and framed.
Lot three Native American baskets.Lot three Native American baskets.
NORTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN "SQUAMISHNORTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN "SQUAMISH TRIBE" "EAGLENORTHWEST NATIVE AMERICAN "SQUAMISH TRIBE" "EAGLE MASK" by Kurtis Antone, the hand carved yellow cedar mask having nine applied wood feathers. Paint decorated in traditional style using red, black and white, approximate size: W24", H18 1/2" by 6 1/2".
McKenney & Hall/Publishers "Ne-Sou-a-QuiotMcKenney & Hall/Publishers "Ne-Sou-a-Quiot a Fox Chief" "Qua-Ta-Wa-Pea a Shawanoe Chief" "Payta-Kootha a Shawanoe Chief" "A-Na-Cam-E-Gish-Ca a Chippeway Chief" and "Kish-Kal-Wa a Shawanoe Chief" five hand-colored lithographs from Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 sight 13 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in. attractively matted and framed.
William Notman Photograph of aWilliam Notman Photograph of a Plains Cree Family & Travois Albumen photograph titled in the negative 1817 Cree Indian with Traverse Calgary with the individuals identified in the negative as Kenepequoshes (Son of a Snake) and Kustkita Au Musqua (Black Bear & Papoose) signed in negative by Notman & Son's Montreal 7.5 x 9.5 in. on cream-colored mount 9.5 x 11.5 in. A fine Northern Plains image. Condition: Light even toning to albumen; tones remain strong; light scattered spotting mainly on mount; looks to have been previously housed in photograph album; with previous owner's penciled notes on mount verso.
NATIVE AMERICAN PEACE PIPE - LateNATIVE AMERICAN PEACE PIPE - Late 19th c Sioux Calumet taken at Fort Abercrombie Dakota Territory (according to label) two-color catlinite bowl with lead inlay of four winds on sides of round flat sided bowl playing card 'clubs' at stem red and green
PACIFIC NW KWAKIUTL-NOOTKA POTLATCHPACIFIC NW KWAKIUTL-NOOTKA POTLATCH CEDAR MATPacific Northwest Native American, Kwakiutl-Nootka Potlatch Paint Decorated Cedar Mat, circa 1910. Framed. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 34'' x 64'', 86 x 163 cm (object); 40.5'' x 67.75'', 103 x 172 cm (frame). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.