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Services. This grant will enable the library to provide virtual library services such as eBooks, audio books, videos, and music for download. The museum has historical artifacts, a display of traditional clothing, and images of the Quapaw people. Also of interest are memorabilia related to a gift from the tribe to the newborn son of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles. All-in-all a great way to spend a little time on the way to the tribe’s beautiful gaming property, Downstream Casino. http://www.quapawtribe.com
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Antiques Roadshow #1505 Cherokee Chief Tucquo’s Bandolier Bag with 1846 Documentation, ca. 1835 Appraised Value: $100,000
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his was brought by my great-grandfather from the Cherokee nation on the Oklahoma border in 1846. And a Cherokee Indian warrior made it for him because he really did appreciate all that my great-grandfather, who was a lieutenant in the army at that point. After he left Oklahoma border, he went to Monterrey, Mexico, with his regiment, and then he brought it and the letter to San Diego on his horse, which is wonderful. APPRAISER: This is a remarkable object, and it had a long life prior to its trip to Monterrey and San Diego.
Yes, it did. This bag was made by a woman, a Cherokee woman, for her husband, probably. And it was meant to be worn around the shoulders with the pouch hanging at the side. And inside the pouch it would carry flint, fire-making tools, kindling. And, fortunately, we have one object that remains that was inside the pouch-- the little plug of tobacco right next to you there. The designs are floral, and those floral designs are herbal in nature. They would protect the wearer. They might help him in the hunt, help him in warfare.
bag reflect a woman of superior craftsmanship. She just had an amazing eye for color. All of the elements are trade elements; none of these are native or indigenous to Indian people-the red strap cloth, the glass beads, silk thread. The bag is backed with printed calico, which would have come from England. Equally important, from a historical perspective, is this document. The document is dated 1846. It’s signed by your great-grandfather, who was in the 1st Dragoon regiment.
You mean all these say something? All of these floral elements do say something very specific, and it’s meant to protect the owner. It’s a very important bag. In the late 1830s, however, the Cherokee had a terrible tragedy. They were removed from their homeland in Alabama and Georgia and forcefully moved west by the administration of President Andrew Jackson. This is an amazingly beautiful bag. It suffered a bit in its many journeys; the condition is a little bit rough. It can be restored very professionally. The colors in the
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Yes. One of the things that makes this document so very important is it actually mentions the bag. It mentions the owner of the bag and the circumstances of its collection and its history. It’s just a remarkable document. It ties everything together. The bag itself probably dates to the 1820s.
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Well, thank you for telling me about it.
expedition sent out from Monterrey, Mexico to reinforce troops occupying California. After several posts and duties, Cave was ordered to San Diego to act as military escort for the American-Mexican Boundary Commission. While awaiting the survey parties in San Diego, Couts met his future father-in-law Juan Banding, social and political leader of San Diego.
Oh, my goodness.
The Rest of the Story by John Buxton, Appraiser
However, the document and the name of the Indian-- Tucquo, a Cherokee-- the bag and the document together, I think would have a value of about $100,000.
On the Roadshow we often just don’t have the time in a three minute segment to tell the whole story, which sometimes is at least as fascinating as the object itself.
Oh, that’s a lot of money.
Cave Johnson Couts was born near Springfield, Tennessee, on November 11, 1821. Cave attended schools in Springfield and Hollowell Preparatory School in Alexandria Virginia, then received an appointment to West Point in May 1838. Couts was graduated from West Point in 1843, commissioned Brevet Second Lieutenant in the Regiment of Monted Rifles, and was assigned to frontier forts prior to the Mexican War.
On August1, 1849, he was elected a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention, and in 1850 the San Diego Town Council commisioned Couts to draw the first subdivision map of the Pueblo lands of San Diego, opening the way for their sale. Couts gave the town’s streets their present historic names. Cout’s marriage would substantially enlarge his property holdings and bring him prosperity as a Southern California ranchero.
It would have left the Southeast-Alabama, Georgia-- maybe around 1835, 1837, and then finally made its way to your grandfather’s hands in 1846. I think this bag, in its present condition, if it did not have this very important document that tracks its history across the country, would be about $25,000.
That’s a great deal of money. It would be a little expensive, it might cost about $7,500 to be professionally stabilized. Some of the beadwork would have to be replaced. There’s a little hole in the cloth, the blue strap cloth. I know, a moth. Exactly, but that could be filled in. And I think that would increase the value and increase its beauty. Thank you so much for bringing it.
Lt. Cave Couts arrived in California in 1849 with an
The accompanying letter indicates that this bag was a gift of the warrior Tucquo of the Tahlequah Cherokee on April 20, 1846. Couts was on the Oklahoma border just beginning his adventures. The fact that he kept this bag and document through all of his travels certainly indicates that he prized both ... which is our gain.
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You win if your horse finishes 1st.
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You win if your horse finishes 1st or 2nd.
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A race where horses are for sale at a price, claimed prior to the race.
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ROUTE
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