Cradleboard, Pair Moccasins, Two Pouches, Knife Sheath
20th century: beaded doll cradleboard with teepee design, wooden back with rawhide-tied frame, with handwritten note "Small Indian cradle made by some Comanche squaw from Lawton, Oklahoma", 15 x 5-1/2 x 5-1/2 in., some soiling to beadwork, minor bead loss at one end, loss of rawhide tie; pair child's beaded rawhide moccasins with teepee design, probably Comanche, purchased in Lawton, Oklahoma, 2-1/2 x 6 x 2-1/2 in., minor tears to rawhide at top edge, rawhide somewhat dried, minor losses to beads, loss of rawhide ties; beaded rawhide strike-a-light or medicine pouch with geometric design, tin cones, 8 x 4-1/8 in., sinew-wrapped strap, medicine pouch with separations to lines of beads at front, loss of twisted cord at bottom corners, one piece of metal fringe unattached but present; deerskin beaded pouch, rawhide closure, 7 x 3-1/4 in.; beaded rawhide knife sheath, sinew strap hanger, 10-7/8 x 3 in., deerskin pouch with soiling to rawhide at top; knife sheath with minor bead losses at top, sides and point, cracking and wear to rawhide verso . Provenance: Asheville, North Carolina Private Collection