Shoes Made from the Skin of Big Nose George

Shoes made from the skin of outlaw and cattle rustler George "Big Nose" Parrott.

Read the tale here.

Flickr photo credit here.

Osage Boy

Available here.

19th Century Folk Art Carved African American Figure

Available here.

Wabbits

Sold for $189.16 on eBay.

Sisters

Circa 1850 oil on canvas by William Stamms Shackleford. 35 x 27 in.

Sold at Brunk Auctions for $21,000.00 (w/o premium).

Man and Python

Available here.

An 1860's Baseball Game

Available here.

God of Mysteries Pillow

Sold for $200.00 (w/o premium) at Pook & Pook.

Pair of 19th or early 20th century folk art architectural corbels

Available at Anonymous Works.

Man with Automaton

Available here.

"Myriads of Monster Marvels and Multitudes of Marvelous Objects"

1887 Circus broadside. Available here.

Portrait of a Hooked Rug

Available here.

Circa 1880 Cabinet Card of a Folk Art Painting

Available here.

A Confederated "Dead Head"

Seller's description:
Very rare, original, ca1861, Anti-Confederate States Civil War Illustrated Patriotic Envelope / Cover with a fantastic, skull and crossbones cache. This fantastic, Anti Confederate Civil War Cover measures approx. 5 1/2" x 3 1/8" and is titled “A Confederate ‘DEAD HEAD’”. It features a human skull above crossed bones. The skull wears the hat of a court jester and donkey ears. Text on the crossed bones reads “20 Dollars a Head” and “Dead or Alive”. There is a bullet hole in the forehead of the skull and the initials “JD” (for Jefferson Davis” can be seen on the donkey ears).

Available here.

Photo of an Indian Burial Death Mask

Available here.

Banjo Player

Available here.

Cousin Itt's Sisters

Available here.

Hodag

Available here.

Meditation

Available here.

Masks

Available here.

I Feel Like This...

Available here.

Snake Handler

Available here.

Still Life

American School, 19th Century

Still Life with a Basket of Fruit, Flowers, and a Cornucopia. Unsigned, possibly the work of Joseph Proctor, who reportedly was a black artist working in New York in the mid-19th century.

Sold at Skinner for $400,000.00 (w/o premium).

One helluva load!

Available here.