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Tim Simmons · 20th March 2016, 02:22 PM

Well it has clearly been handled a great deal. Not the best quality work. Must be a symbolic weapon for dance. It could even have been made by impoverish reservation Native American from scraps of trade goods for the ghost dance? why not we do not know? who would know one way or the other?

Another thing about Native American stuff. It does not always have to look really old. I add these pictures because of the large detail picture but could add many other pictures. You can see there is age but the items are not in tatters or heavily marked. Just something to think on.

From, The Plains Indians - Artists of Earth and Sky, Musee Du Quai Branly, SkiraRizzoli 2014.

20th March 2016, 02:22 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	Well it has clearly been handled a great deal. Not the best quality work. Must be a symbolic weapon for dance. It could even have been made by impoverish reservation Native American from scraps of trade goods for the ghost dance? why not we do not know? who would know one way or the other? Another thing about Native American stuff. It does not always have to look really old. I add these pictures because of the large detail picture but could add many other pictures. You can see there is age but the items are not in tatters or heavily marked. Just something to think on. From, The Plains Indians - Artists of Earth and Sky, Musee Du Quai Branly, SkiraRizzoli 2014. Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 20th March 2016 at 02:33 PM.