c. 1875

An early child’s Crow Doll, top portion decorated with Dentalium shells. Constructed on early skunk navy blue trade cloth. 2 brass earrings with beaded drops, as well as a beaded necklace. Legs constructed from smoked buffalo hide. Belt ornamented with German silver buttons.

12" tall (excluding base), 9 1/2" wide

$12,500.00

1902

A Child's Apache Cradle made of wood, leather, beads and cotton. The cotton sun shade has a floral painted design across the front with a similar painted vine design along the beaded leather body. The top of the sunshade has a beaded cross. The doll wears a cotton gingham dress and a beaded necklace. The wood frame and back slats are hand carved. The Cradle is dated 1902 along the side.

12 3/4" long and 5 1/8" wide

$ 2,600.00

date: c.1880

A beautiful Southern Ute Childs Cradle on board covered with buckskin. On front is the form of a doll in the cradle. Attached to the front is an old beaded medicine bag.

17 3/4" h x 8 1/2" w

$ 6,000.00

date: c.1860-1870

An early child’s doll with a painted face. In period costume, with dress made of trade cloth and buckskin. The doll carries a pony beaded cradleboard with child.

height: 6 1/2"

$ 3,200.00

c. 1870

A very fine child's cradle from Plateau Area with buffalo hide construction and beaded top portion. Body of cradle stuffed with old 19th century fabric. No restoration, very desirable.

20" long, 8 3/4" wide

$ 14,500.00

c. Turn-of-the-20th Century

A male and female pair of Sioux dolls dressed in classic Northern Plains attire.  

See similar on pg 89, Memory and Vision by Emma Hansen.

Male doll is 13 1/2" high, female is 13" high.

$ 9,500.00

c. 1865-1875

A very nice early Plateau cradle & doll on buckskin. Mounted on a wood backing with typical floral bead pattern. Doll with muslin face and no features.

15" tall,  5" wide

$7,000.00

c. 1875

Upper half is fully-beaded in a geometric design on a white beaded background. 19th century calico cloth has been used to wrap the bottom half. Top of carrier has a beaded rosette design.

Length: 28".

SOLD

c .19th century

Northern Plains female doll. Beaded yoke hide covered legs. Buffalo hide dress.

height: 16"

SOLD