A SOUTHERN CHEYENNE GIRL'S PICTORIAL BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE DRESS. c. 1890. ...

Description

A SOUTHERN CHEYENNE GIRL'S PICTORIAL BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE DRESS

c. 1890
lane-stitched in various shades of opaque and translucent beads, each side with a pair of confronted horses, flanked by concentric squares, the yellow ochre painted skirt with a zigzag band along the fringed hem
Provenance:
Estate of Lola O. Lawrence
Sotheby's May 17 - 18, 2000, lot 630
Length: 30 inches overall



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