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Lot 87
Sale 967 - Native American Art Online
Nov 29, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$3,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Otoe and Sioux Beaded and Quilled Hide Cradle Cover
fourth quarter 19th century
thread and sinew-sewn with buffalo hide hood quilled in red, purple, and yellow bands; further embellished with nine thunderbirds; rawhide slats, hide fringe, and brass hawk bells top cradle; lower portion designed with floral beadwork on navy wool using colors of white, light blue, amber, greasy yellow, red white-heart, pumpkin, and translucent green
length 34 inches
Illustrated:
Painter, John. 2003 A Window on the Past: Volume II. Berman Printing Co.: Cincinnati (p. 72, fig. 155).
Sold to Benefit the U.S. Children's Center on Historical Education and Advocacy