A Nêhiyawak (Plains Cree) beaded pad saddle. The hourglass-outline seat of hide construction, with floral beadwork at the corners above pictorial beaded drop panels, two monogrammed: DH, two depicting a house, and each terminating in beaded yarn tassels.
PERIOD: 19th Century
ORIGIN: Northeast – Cree, Native American
SIZE: Laid flat 20″ x 22″W, drops 6″ x 7″ including beadwork