C-5320 *Freight Required if shipped, Buyer Arranged/Responsibility*

Fantastic Piece ,Hand Crafted By Navajo Artist. Circa early 1970's

The chief wears an ornately hand, beaded head dress, made with dipped turkey, feathers and horse hair tassel on the back. The front of the headdress has ermine dipped tassels.

The Chiefs wig is made from horse hair, His neck piece and chest plate are made from brass beads and buffalo hair pipe with a center oyster shell and brass tassel

With a red shirt and handcrafted blue leggings, he is adorned with hand beaded wristbands & belt.

The breechclout is ornately hand beaded Front and back Featuring hair pipe tassels.

His leggings are trimmed in blue, yellow, red, and highlighted with hand beaded strips W/small brass bells.

Last, but not least his moccasins made from deer skin, as well as hand beaded.

This is by far, probably the most interesting Native American piece we have ever seen.

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Chief stands 6'2" tall w/ Headdress approximately 6'7" and approximately 2 foot wide in the shoulders.

 

The Display case the Chief comes in optional Display Case

The mannequin comes apart in tow pieces for transport.

 

About he Native American Chief ;

According to the widow of the Estate for her late husband. They found this Piece in an Native American Jewelry & antique shop in Albuquerque NM.

He was made In the early 1970's By an Native American Navajo Artist for the shop owner and a National Geographic Famous Indian Chief Museum tour though out the US with approx 6 to 7 other Chiefs.

According to the widow of the estate , her husband tired for several years to talk the shop owner into selling him one which eventually did for 10,000.

She indicated that the native American Artist that did this work ( who also did the papoose's featured in this auction.) had a alcohol issue and after he was paid refused to create anymore items for the shop.

The widow of the state was in her late 80's and recently passed , so this is all the information we got.

She did not have the name of the shop or the Navajo Artist that did the work .

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The mannequin comes apart in tow pieces for transport.

The Display case the Chief comes in optional

Vintage Large Standing Oak Wood & Glass Display Case Cabinet. Very Good Condition. Impressive and large, used to hold a full sized mannequin. Minor dust and wear, condition is otherwise very good. Measures 36" x 34" x 85" DM-5320

*Freight Required if shipped, Buyer Arranged/Responsibility*