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Apache Beaded Hide Cradle, with Doll
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Apache Beaded Hide Cradle, with Doll
fourth quarter 19th century
thread-sewn and decorated with beaded lanes; cloth doll dressed in a beaded yoke, earrings, and "cactus kicker" moccasins
length 24-1/4 inches
Published:
Historic American Indian Dolls (Fenn 2007: 150-151, plate 54)
Condition
Hide is soft and supple. Areas of bead loss to central lane. One ear missing earring.
Provenance
Ex Bruce Johnson