09-15-200109-15-2001
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2074
September 15, 2001 10:00 AMCalender
169

Plains Beaded Hide Cradle

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$11,500$10,000
Auction: Sale #2074 - 2074Location: BoltonDate / Time: September 15, 2001 10:00AM

Description:

Plains Beaded Hide Cradle, probably Cheyenne, c. 1880s, the buffalo hide form beaded with a classic Cheyenne pattern in white-center red, green, and dark blue beads on a white ground, the hide board attachments remaining on the back, the original tag reads "Crow Indian Baby cover from 'Spotted Tail' Crow Agency Montana Ter. May 30th 1888," lg. 31 in. Provenance: Collected on the Crow Reservation in the late 1880s.
Estimate $8,000-12,000

Keywords

Crow Agency