UNIDENTIFIED SIOUX ARTIST
unsigned.
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
Further images
The depletion of North America’s great buffalo herds had far-reaching consequences, including the increasing use of cattle horn in place of the once-abundant buffalo horn for carving utensils and tools. The present ladle is one such example, deceptively simple yet deserving of admiration. Beautifully slender and delicate, it makes use of a broad section of horn to form a wide, shallow bowl. Its long, graceful handle culminates in a finely carved bird’s head with an open beak. Likely intended for serving rather than eating, this elegant utensil would surely have attracted an admiring eye at mealtime.
AC
Provenance
Skinner's, Massachusetts, 9 February 1991, Lot 184;Christie's, New York, 5 December 1996, Lot 147;
Acquired from the above by a Montreal Collection;
Estate of the above.
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