Native American Comanche / Southern Plains Hair Drop

This is a fabulous Comanche hair ornament plates graduated drop from the ex-collection of Bruce and Ilene Johnson of Mystic Warriors. The piece exhibits a thick section of Indian tanned hide with green painted finish showing a Comanche hair plate drop, otherwise referred to as a hair ornamental piece, hair ornament, hair plates, etc. The largest concho / concha is at the top with the sizes gradually decreasing. There are a total of thirteen solid brass / copper plates all showing two slender rectangular cut outs allowing the hide to be strung through like a buckle and each has a double band of rocker engraved finishes framing the opening. The concho plates have a deep coloring and are beautifully preserved. The bottom shows a fully beaded section on Indian tanned hide with frilly fringes and a drop of what appears to be porcupine quill hair or horse tail hair. The beadwork shows a zig-zag river or snake like pattern and tadpole like pattern with bands in between all done in early glass tread seed beads with colors of red white heart, semi-transparent green greasy light blue and chalk white.  Provenance: From the ex-collection acquired from Bruce and Ilene Johnson Mystic Warriors Evergreen, Colorado. The largest plate is 4-inches in diameter and overall the drop measures 58-inches in length

Size: 58" OAL

Circa: 1900