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 Native American & Prehistoric Art There are some scattered tears in the hide however the holes for lacing and hide thongs are intact, not torn - laced tightly
Parson's Indian Trading Post, April 1993.