Sold for $8,125

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Lot Description

Hidatsa Doll, with Beaded and Quilled Dress

fourth quarter 19th century

thread-sewn cloth body and hide head; and beaded facial features; the hide dress, with fringed edges, features a quilled yoke accented with beaded lanes in colors of white, greasy yellow and translucent red; further embellished with a necklace resembling a peace medal, and a wood and glass mirror board

height 14-1/4 inches

Published:
Historic American Indian Dolls (Fenn 2007: 54-55, plate 8)

Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 131 & 132, plate 131 & 131a)

Condition Report

Quillwork is heavily faded, and differs from the book

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