Lakota beaded and fringed hide child's dress

of classic form, the yoke finely stitched in glass and metal beadwork, with concentric bands across the chest, back, shoulders and arms, enclosing pairs of crosses flanking geometric motifs, a row of stylized dragon flies in the lower field, narrow beaded strips above the fringed hemline.

First American Art, Bernstein and McMaster, 2004, p. 198, cat. no. 144, illustrated

Very good condition with typical wear to the hide, including light staining and a small hole. Beadwork is clean and in excellent shape.
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