PLAINS RAWHIDE & SINEW PAINTED DRUM, MALTESE CROSS, EARLY 20TH C, NR
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:49920303 | Artisan: Unknown |
| Tribal Affiliation: Plains |
PLAINS RAWHIDE & SINEW PAINTED DRUM, MALTESE CROSS, EARLY 20TH C, EXCELLENT, NR!
Wonderful antique Plains drum made of wood, paint, hide and sinew. Has a neat old collection tag attached. One side has a Maltese Cross in Robin’s Egg blue and the other side has what seems like 4 tuning forks (?) which would indicate the importance of sound and vibrations in healing practices of native or indigenous cultures.
Variations of the Maltese cross were probably created by... Hispanic artists after the arrival of the conquistadores. The introduction of the Maltese cross to the American southwest by the Spanish entrada would have occurred after the 1540 expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado into what is now New Mexico.
It measures approximately 7.5” in diameter. Fresh to marketplace.
This is a NO RESERVE 7 day auction with a minimal starting bid to get things rolling. Everything guaranteed as stated. Shipping includes full insurance. Please ck out my other quality auctions as I will be listing some nice Navajos, Paintings, and other neat items. Thank you!
Wonderful antique Plains drum made of wood, paint, hide and sinew. Has a neat old collection tag attached. One side has a Maltese Cross in Robin’s Egg blue and the other side has what seems like 4 tuning forks (?) which would indicate the importance of sound and vibrations in healing practices of native or indigenous cultures.
Variations of the Maltese cross were probably created by... Hispanic artists after the arrival of the conquistadores. The introduction of the Maltese cross to the American southwest by the Spanish entrada would have occurred after the 1540 expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado into what is now New Mexico.
It measures approximately 7.5” in diameter. Fresh to marketplace.
This is a NO RESERVE 7 day auction with a minimal starting bid to get things rolling. Everything guaranteed as stated. Shipping includes full insurance. Please ck out my other quality auctions as I will be listing some nice Navajos, Paintings, and other neat items. Thank you!
