Native American Indian artifact from the Warnock collection - Plateau - Nez Percé, Cayuse or Bannock Case

Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8708558

Category: Case - Gun Case

Region: Plateau

Tribe: Plateau - Nez Percé, Cayuse or Bannock

Period: 1875-1900 - ca. 1875

Materials: Native tanned elk (?) hide; multi-colored glass seed beads; red wool trade cloth; sinew sewn.

Description: Soft tanned hide gun case is decorated with long fringe at the muzzle end and short fringe at the butt end. Both areas also have bead decorated panels: an hourglass form in blue and navy blue against a yellow and pink background decorates the muzzle end and beaded bands in blue and white alternating with red cloth decorate the butt end.

Dimensions: Length 38.5 inches 98 cm.

Provenance:

Lessard Collection- SD 571 Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.