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Gordon Six Pipe

MOCCASINS BEADED WITH FLORAL AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN, CA. 1980


Gordon Six Pipe (Nightscout) (b. 1937), Néhinaw (Cree)

MOCCASINS BEADED WITH FLORAL AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN, CA. 1980

hide, glass beads, cotton thread
, one inscribed internally: "omach a-wa-caus"

each 10 x 3.25 x 3.25 in — 25.4 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm

Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Note:
Little information is readily available about the talented Néhinaw (Cree) artist Gordon Six Pipe, also known as Gordon Nightscout. Never prolific in his output, his quill and beadwork was aggressively collected by a close group of Toronto collectors. While artworks or documentation of Sixpipe's output are held at the National Gallery of Canada, the Heard Museum, and a host of regional venues across Canada, his creations have remained largely unavailable to the market.

A small selection of four works offered in the present auction span a range of Sixpipe's diverse talents, including beadwork, pipemaking, painting, and hide and parfleche construction.

Estimate: $400—600

Auction Results

Auction Date Auction House Lot # Low Est High Est Sold Price
2025-05-01 Waddington's 24 400 600 300.00

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