Framed Western Relics
Item #: AA840
This is framed grouping of Western trade items from northwest and central Colorado. The frame is made of barn wood and measures 14" wide and 17" tall. Included in the grouping are tinklers, arrowheads, brass tacks, a leather awl, fish hooks, a chispa, trade beads, a gun patch box hinge and two brass rings. The corner pieces of the grouping are three medium sized tinklers. Tinklers were cones usually made of tin cans and hung on the fringe of ceremonial outfits of the Plains Native Americans so that they would make noise when the danced. There is one single large tinkler on the left side of the grouping. At the bottom of the arrowheads are two small brass tinklers. In the center of the grouping are eleven metal arrowheads. The metal arrowheads replaced the projectile points made of stone. This occurred in the later 1800's. Brass tacks were used to decorate rifles and other personal items. A leather awl is located on the right side of the arrowheads. Awls were used when working with leather or hides, to enable them to be stitched together or for decorative purposes. A brass barbed fish hook is on the left below the large tinkler. They were made of brass to prevent corrosion due to rust. At bottom center is a chispa, or fire starter. Fire was an important part of day to day life for the Native Americans as well as the traders and trappers. Anything that make that task easier was highly prized. There are two brass finger rings at the bottom, each containing blue and white seed beads. The center piece of the grouping is the hinge of a patch box from a gun stock. All these relics are from the early 1800's and are very representative of important items of everyday use.
Shipping Weight:
8 lbs
Item # AA840
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