X-RARE LAKOTA WAR SPEAR/LANCE, 1870S OR EARLIER

Very delicate, extremely hard to find on the market, very few survived, with drop having (legal) replacement feathers, original stroud (?) tassel detached from spear. Representative of the Kiowa, Comanche or Southern Cheyenne design of the early Indian Wars. The entire shaft is painted with green and red pigment, the spear point is attached by heavily patinated sinew. Through the shaft of the spear are three-hair bones with legal (probably replaced with legal) feathers attached by rawhide thongs, using red stroud cloth wrappings. Hand forged blade attached with inverted buffalo rawhide wrap, with a single horsehair drop attached to the point of the shaft.A great surviving warrior's decorated War Spear that is nearly 150 years old.88 1/2" long overall, 7" exposed metal blade.From Blackpipe to the Sheridan collection.Obtained from Bill Begoon of Dakota Indian Collectibles, Sioux Falls, SD. 08/14/2007.