Plains Doll Cradle

Native tanned deer and buffalo hide, canvas, Venetian beads, wood, cotton trade cloth, porcupine quill, cotton and sinew thread. Toy cradle and doll made from a receycled pair of moccasins. Wooden base covered in canvas, deer, and buffalo hide. The top of the cradle is from a moccasin vamp with beaded strips from moccasins and possibly other sources. Doll with beaded features, red and green stroud. Quilled strip over the head and at two places around the body. Knife-cut fringe at the bottom.

Condition: Good condition. Minor bead loss. Red stroud almost completely worn away. Quill work missing from the two lower strips and almost completely worn away at the head strip. Thin deer hide cover beneath the beaded strips with holes and tears.

Circa: 1900