$3,173
Plains Beaded Hide Pad Saddle, Plains Cree, c. last quarter 19th century, the hourglass-shaped padded seat with multicolored floral triangles at the corners, trimmed with four rectangular floral beaded tabs with strands of large bead and red yarn tassels, collected at Standing Rock Agency, Fort Yates, N. Dakota, 1899, (bead loss, damage to cloth trim), lg. 22 in. Provenance: Sotheby's, April 24th, 1982; Ernst Anspach.

Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-09-20