Sold for $4,375

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot 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 Report

Hide is supple but fragile; with obvious tears.

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