Plateau Beaded Hide Model Cradle

Plateau Beaded Hide Model Cradle
late 19th century

thread-sewn on thinly tanned hide; having a sunflower design beaded in colors of greasy orange, translucent burgundy, translucent green, and cut black, on a greasy pink ground; hide thongs with bone hair pipes; brass bells; visor lined with black wool and edged using red trade wool

overall length 29-1/2 inches
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Parson's Indian Trading Post, April 1993.