Live Auction 18947In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides
A CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD BEAR-FORM CERMONY RASP
Lot 356 THE SIEGMUND COLLECTION OF AMERICAN FOLK ART

A CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD BEAR-FORM CERMONY RASP

UTE TRIBE, NORTHEASTERN UTAH, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed22 January 2021

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A CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD BEAR-FORM CERMONY RASP
UTE TRIBE, NORTHEASTERN UTAH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
3 in. high, 24 ½ in. long, 2 in. wide

Morningstar Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 1990

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This unique bear-form rasp was used by members of the Ute tribe during The Bear Dance, a ceremony performed by tribe members for both hunting and sexual success (letter from Morningstar Gallery).