Très belle poupée, d’une rare qualité, à l’effigie d’un guerrier paré de sa chemise et de ses jambières en peau à franges, décorés de motifs perlés typiques (croix et fourches, bandes des jambières à tipis). Il porte deux beaux étuis à couteau entièrement perlés, ainsi qu’un très beau plastron (breastplate) de dentalium. Sa tête de peau arbore deux yeux et une bouche de perles, ainsi qu’une généreuse chevelure de crin tressée de deux longues nattes enroulées de tissus orange. Le dos de la chemise porte des restes de teinture jaune. La poupée porte des mocassins entièrement perlés. Les perlages sont en glass seed beads de Murano. H. 36,5 cm, L. 21 cm. Bon état. Manque deux dentalium au plastron.
Collection : Jean LANTERNIER (1901-1976) et depuis dans sa descendance.
Sioux doll (warrior) Oglala (Dakota du sud) c.1880/1885
Very beautiful doll, a rare quality, with the effigy of a warrior adorned with his shirt and leggings fringed skin, decorated with typical beaded patterns (cross and forks, strips of leggings tipis). He wears two beautiful fully beaded knife cases and a beautiful dentalium breastplate. Her head of skin bears two eyes and a mouth of pearls, as well as a generous hair of horsehair braided with two long mats wrapped in orange fabrics. The back of the shirt is left with yellow stains. The doll wears fully beaded loafers.
The beadings are in Murano glass seed beads. H. 36.5 cm, L. 21 cm. Good condition. Missing two dentalium plastron.
Collection: Jean LANTERNIER (1901-1976) and since in his descent.
600 - 800 € - 700 - 900 CHF
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