Lot 529
PAIR OF CRIMSON FELT AND BEADWORK OJIBWA TRIBAL LEGGINGS
CIRCA 1890
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 5 April 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
with beadwork panels decorated with flower heads and tendrils with crimson and black fringe; together with a HEADBAND with eight rows of cotton interlaced with white beads, rosettes and tassels; a SMALL FLINT AXE HEAD AND ARROWHEAD; a PEACE PIPE; an IRON FISHING SPEARHEAD; a BUCKSKIN MOCCASIN; a WOVEN WAISTBAND; and a SOUTH AFRICAN BEADWORK FEMALE 'FULL DRESS' with old label dated 1850 (10)
Footnote
Provenance:
Formerly at Glentruim and the Macpherson family, by descent
Note: Duncan Macpherson of Glentruim left his family castle in Newtonmore, Scotland in the 1880s to prospect for gold in British Columbia and spent most of his working life in Canada and a time in Mexico returning to Scotland in later life bringing back souvenirs of his travels.