Cheyenne Beaded Cloth and Hide Model Cradle Cover

Description:

Cheyenne Beaded Cloth and Hide Model Cradle Cover, fourth quarter 19th century, mounted on a wood slat framework showing traces of yellow ochre pigment, sinew sewn in dark blue and translucent red against a white lazy stitched glass beadwork ground, with a pattern of paired terraced triangles, lined on the interior with printed cotton cloth, a panel of the same cloth at the back, lg. 14 7/8 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Long Island, New York; Sotheby's, New York, October 24, 1994, Lot 196.
Estimate $3,000-5,000


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