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Apache Figural Baskets
Estimate: $1,000-$2,000
Sold
$2,000
Live Auction
Native American Art, Session I
Location
Cincinnati
Description
Apache Figural Baskets
early 20th century
lot of 2, includes:
a double-lobed polychrome basket, designed with images of humans, saddled horses, and dogs; height 10-1/4 inches x diameter 6-1/2 inches
a basket with six humans, eight dogs, and six crosses; height 12 inches x diameter 8-1/2 inches
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Susan Huff Schlather and Martha Huff Farris in Memory of Cyrus Beede (1828-1908)
Condition
Both have scattered missing stitches, the double lobe with fewer. Both with small coil cracks along rim - rims are stable
Provenance
Cyrus Beede (1828-1908) was born in Carroll County, New Hampshire in 1828. In 1870, Beede was hired as the Chief Clerk of the Central Indian Superintendency, Lawrence, Kansas with jurisdiction over the Osage from 1876-1878. His work with the Superintendency and proximity to Fort Leavenworth during this period granted him influence over a pivotal period of Western Expansion. Beede’s attention to detail and service brought him distinction and recognition among his fellow agents and in 1883, Beede was appointed Special Indian Agent of the Western territories. He retired from his post in 1886 and moved to Iowa where he was appointed Secretary of the Iowa Life and Endowment Association.