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Object Number
99-12-10/53122
Display Title
Painted and quilled robe
Descriptions
Object Description
Unusual woman's or girl's robe made of bison calf skin, partly painted with dark brown pigment and cross-hatching of clear (now yellowed) sizing, partly quilled with a "lined box" motif. Only the lower portion of the robe was finished. Torrence noted that the three squared "star" motifs painted under the arched bands along the bottom may be unique to this robe. Red wool tufts are inserted into the quillwork near the juncture between colors. Remnants of tie thongs are attached to the shoulders on the decorated side. The edges of the robe are crenulated or fringed, and fragments of hoof remain on the legs.
Inventory Description
Robe, painted geometric design, quillwork, bands with wool
Classification
- Robe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1800-1850
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Hide, Pigment, Quill, Animal hoof, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 116 x 100 cm (45 11/16 x 39 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53122
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-12-10/53124 | Painted "box and border" robe |
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| |
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| |
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China
| |
| 986-30-60/14526 | Robe |
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Syria |