Cradle,
n.d.
Beads on leather
x 22 7/16 in. ( x 57 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Leatherworking and beadworking
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Angle
Accession Number:
P2091
Soft buckskin cradle with completely beaded sides and a tie closing. Multi-colored hourglass and rectangle designs form a repeating pattern on the white beaded background.
Materials
glass beads and leather
Commentary
Overall beading, as in this example, characterizes Sioux beadwork of the Reservation era. -from the Native American Art from the Permanent Collection catalog, 1979
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 46, fig. 129.
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