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

c. 19th Century

A very fine Lakota Sioux doll on buffalo hide.  Linen covered legs beaded moccasins, horse hair. See page 44 Buffalo Bill Museum Curator's notes.  

13" tall

Sold

c. 19th Century

A Cheyenne/Arapaho doll in full costume.  Beaded leggings: breast plate, moccasins, tobacco bag, horse hair. 

13" tall

$6,000.00

c. 1880s

Central Plains hide cradle model, fully beaded on a white background with designs in yellow, red, dark blue and green. Buffalo hide backing.

Size: 5 3/4" tall, 1 1/2" wide

SOLD

c. 19th Century

A fine Lakota Sioux doll on buffalo hide, with linen covered legs and beaded moccasins.  Linen covered face.

13 3/4" tall, 6 3/4" wide

$12,000.00

c. 20th Century

Cheyenne Doll. Beaded hide dress, belt, and high tops. Beaded red and grassy yellow high tops.  

12" tall

$ 7,500.00

c.1880

An exquisite child’s beaded cradle on board from the area around Yakima, Wa. or Warm Springs, Or.Near the Columbia River. Lovely, old seed beads cover the body with red trade cloth along the edges. A morningstar is beaded on the top of the hood to protect the child.

11" in length, 3 3/8" wide

SOLD

c. 1870

Ute Child's Toy Cradle made of Buckskin with thin cotton fabric veil.

26 1/2" tall, 11" wide

Sold

c. 19th Century

A very fine Apache cradle all original buckskin, wood slats, bead work and doll.

10 1/2 " tall, 3 1/4" wide

SOLD

c. 1870

A very fine Sioux doll.  Great detail.  Native tanned hide dress.  See page 100 Historic American Indian Dolls by similar example.  

15 1/4 " tall

Sold

c. 1860

A very rare pair (male and female) of Apache dolls. Very old and primitive. The female doll is wearing a pair of cactus kicker boots on old saddle leather. She has seven tin cones attached. The male doll is clothed in old cotton clothing with what appears to be a hide foundation for the body. His waist belt is of hide with brass trim. Boots are cactus kickers, from old saddle leather.

Female 7 1/2” tall,  male 9” tall

Sold

c. 19th Century

A very fine child's cradle board on elk hide. Two morning stars surrounded by 1/2-inch border of fine beadwork. Red trade cloth trimmed.

19 1/2" long x 7 1/2" wide

Sold

c. last quarter 19th c.

A full size Plateau Cradle (Flathead-Salish) with ornate floral beadwork done with seed beads on the top boards. A similar floral design covers the lower apron. Orange trade cloth borders the cradle and apron. 

From a private Montana collection

height: 37"

$15,500.00

c. 1890

Tacks used on sticks to form a double chevron design. Large domed tacks at the top.

Length: 36" Width 10 3/4"

Sold

c. 19th Century

Doll in period costume including a beaded vest. Sinew sewn.

13" tall, 4 " wide

RETURNED

c. last quarter 19th c.

A desirable Comanche Child's Toy Cradle with a toy doll inside. Original painted and tacked boards. Leather cradle beaded with seed beads in a morning star design. Several strands of real beads hang from the front of the cradle along with a toy doll.
Collection information available.

length: 17"

SOLD

c. 1875

A wonderful Nez Perce cradle on buckskin in excellent condition. Classic Plateau bead work on board.

15 1/2" tall,  5 1/2" wide

SOLD

c.1890

Comanche cradle painted with yellow ochre and decorated with cowry shells, hawk bells, U.S. coins, and trade breads. The boards are decorated with german silver conchas, brass tacks and red and green paint. The footboard rest is hide covered cottonwood. All sinew sewn. Purchased from original family.

overall length: 45", width 15, depth 13"

SOLD