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Hupa California Cradleboard, 36" long

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Bead Work Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Hupa California Cradleboard, 36  long
Hupa California Cradleboard. 36" long x 9" widest point. Constructed of cloth and covered with dentillium shells and a beaded strip, accented with haw bells and dyed, horsehair-stuffed tin cones. Doll inside is carved from wood and made with human hair, trade cloth and decorated with trade beads. Late 19th century.