Miniatures
Cradles
Lattice cradles were popular in the Southern Plains from about 1870 to 1920. They were also used with other styles of cradles, by the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Lakota people, though with variations in construction, bead designs and lacings.
The Kiowa Cradle (left) has a green background and is 25" long with fringe. It is comprised of smoke tanned deer hide, glass seed beads on wool with a cotton liner, mounted on latigo leather. Brass tacks and paint decorate the walnut lattice board.
The Lakota Cradle (right) has a white background and is 21" long with fringe. It is comprised of smoke tanned deer hide, glass seed beads on wool with back velvet inner lining, glass chevrons, brass beads, brass tacks, mounted on latigo leather and pine lattice board.
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"Deerdancer"
is Southern Cheyenne and she dances atop of a Snapping Turtle shell.
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Her dress is smoke tan deer hide with glass beads, red trade cloth and twisted fringe Her moccassins are of smoke tan deer-hide and fully beaded. Her hair-drop is raw-hide slats wrapped with dyed porky quills with tin cones and wild turkey feathers attached. Her ear-drops are porky quills and glass beads. She wears a strike-a-lite bag and knife-sheath on her belt, both covered in glass beads, the sheath holds a knife. In her right hand she holds a flat fan of wild turkey feathers. A rabbit skin depicts her buffalo robe which is embellished with a row of medallions and cowrie shell pendants across the bottom which describes her as a single woman. |
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"Changing Woman"
is Apache and she dances atop of a rabbit skin depicting her deer-hide robe.
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Her cape is smoke tan deer-hide decorated with glass beads, brass tacks and tin cones, the dress is also smoke tan deer-hide. Her boots are smoke tan deer-hide decorated with glass beads. Her puberty choker and ear-rings are porky quills and glass beads, on her fore-head she wears an abalone shell. Her hair-drop is comprised of Horn Owl, Wild Turkey and Red-Tail Hawk feathers. On both wrists she wears silver and turquois bracelets. In her right hand she carries a cane. A related link of interest: http://www.geocities.com/coqrico/apachedance.html |
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