Appraisal: Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880
Clip: Season 28 Episode 21 | 2m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880
See Bruce Shackelford appraise a Plains Indian doll, ca. 1880, in Vintage Madison 2024, Hour 2.
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Appraisal: Plains Indian Doll, ca. 1880
Clip: Season 28 Episode 21 | 2m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
See Bruce Shackelford appraise a Plains Indian doll, ca. 1880, in Vintage Madison 2024, Hour 2.
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I don't know where she got it.
But I've always found it quite fascinating.
She was given the doll as a little girl.
APPRAISER: Most of these dolls are 12 inches.
This one's 26 inches tall.
So it's got to be one of the biggest Plains Indian dolls I have ever seen.
Looking at the beadwork and the designs, the way the moccasins are, I suspect it's Cheyenne.
Now, whether it's northern or southern, I don't know.
But it looks like a Cheyenne doll from the Plains.
It probably dates to the 1870s or '80s.
GUEST(chuckling): Wow.
APPRAISER: This is from the horse culture of the Plains.
The horse was...
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: ...what made them what they were.
It changed their entire way of life.
Whether it was made for an Indian or non-Indian, it's hard to say because it's completely traditional in the way it's made-- the stitching, the dress, and even the belt is made out of a saddle-tanned leather, which was a preferred belt material.
The paint on the face is real unusual.
And the hair's missing?
GUEST: I have the hair at home, and it was hair.
I mean, you could feel it was hair.
APPRAISER: Human hair?
GUEST: It might have been horsehair.
And it had the beading around the braids.
APPRAISER: I'm glad you kept them.
Something's been spilled on it through here.
GUEST: Yeah.
APPRAISER: And I don't know what was on it, but it's...
GUEST: I don't either.
APPRAISER: ...stiffened the hide a little bit.
Otherwise, it's in fairly good condition.
It needs the hair put back on it, which, thank goodness, you have.
It probably needs the hide worked a little bit by a professional conservator.
As it is, if you just put it up for auction and put the hair with it, it would probably sell for $14,000 to $16,000.
GUEST: (chuckles) APPRAISER: Now...
GUEST: But I would never sell it (laughs).
APPRAISER: Of course not, it's family.
It's part of your family history.
GUEST: I would never sell it.
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 37s | Appraisal: 1808 Johann Gottlob Heberlein Violin (2m 37s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 53s | Appraisal: 1930 - 1938 Wood & Curry Oil Paintings with Sketch (2m 53s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 45s | Appraisal: 1937 - 1942 Edward Weston Photographs (2m 45s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 35s | Appraisal: 1961 Fender Stratocaster Guitar (1m 35s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 43s | Appraisal: Aesthetic Movement Painted Pier Mirror, ca. 1900 (1m 43s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 21s | Appraisal: Alton Trevaise Art Glass Vase, ca. 1907 (21s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 25s | Appraisal: American Pond Yacht, ca. 1900 (25s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 19s | Appraisal: Apollo 11 Astronaut-inscribed Book & Letter (2m 19s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 58s | Appraisal: Armin Carl Hansen 'Before the Wind' Oil, ca. 1920 (1m 58s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 3m 35s | Appraisal: Austrian Pearl Earrings & Emerald Ring (3m 35s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 32s | Appraisal: Barnes Tool Co. Table Saw, ca. 1890 (32s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 55s | Appraisal: Caughley Porcelain 'Toy' Service, ca. 1780 (2m 55s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Civil War Watch & Veteran's Medal (1m 3s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 3s | Appraisal: Duck Decoys Attributed to Chris Powers, ca. 1950 (1m 3s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 43s | Appraisal: English Memorial Bracelet, ca. 1885 (43s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 31s | Appraisal: French Figural Clock, ca. 1830 (31s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 18s | Appraisal: French Liqueur Decanter Glass Set, ca. 1890 (18s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 33s | Appraisal: Italian Faience Centerpiece, ca. 1880 (33s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 3m 12s | Appraisal: Italian Lava & Conch Shell Cameos, ca. 1900 (3m 12s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 39s | Appraisal: Louis Floutier Oil Painting, ca. 1920 (39s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 23s | Appraisal: Persian Bakshaish Rug, ca. 1885 (2m 23s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 1m 18s | Appraisal: Rockford Watch Co. Watch, ca. 1895 (1m 18s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 12s | Appraisal: Trippensee Planetarium, ca. 1910 (2m 12s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 25s | Appraisal: White Jade Pendant & Serpentine Frame (2m 25s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 45s | Appraisal: WWII Leather Blood Chit (45s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 4m 2s | Appraisal: 1976 Frank Sinatra-signed Letter (4m 2s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 58s | Appraisal: George Nakashima Walnut Trestle Table & Sketch, ca. 1955 (2m 58s)
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Clip: S28 Ep21 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: 1849 Prince Albert Presentation Horn (2m 34s)
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