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Cheyenne Beaded Hide Doll
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Live Auction
Native American Art: The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part I
Description
Cheyenne Beaded Hide Doll
ca 1870
thread and sinew-sewn; dress composed of both native tanned hide and recycled commercial leather; face, shoulders, and leggings are beaded using colors of red white-heart, dark blue, greasy yellow, cobalt, pink, and white; remnants of yellow, orange, red, and blue pigments on dress
height 16 inches
Published:
Historic American Indian Dolls (Fenn 2007: 78 plate 19)
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 134, plate 134)
Condition
Hide is supple but fragile; with obvious tears.