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Object Number
57-22-10/35589
Display Title
Boy's beaded vest
Descriptions
Object Description
Boy's beaded vest, worn on special occasions such as parades or dances. Constructed out of native tanned skin with hide thong ties along the center front opening. The front and back outer surfaces of the hide are covered with rows of glass seed beading in the lazy stitch technique. The design includes blue, red, orange, and green geometric designs on a panel of white beads. Fully decorated with small "seed beads", this vest features crosses and a design which has been interpreted by some scholars as a stylized war horse. On the inside of the vest, the surface of the skin exhibits yellow ink outlines depicting geometric motif design sketches.
Inventory Description
Vest, fully beaded white with colored pattens, geometric designs, leather ties
Classification
- Vest
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1865-1925
Culture
- Siksika
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 39 x 37 x 1.4 cm (15 3/8 x 14 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
57-22-10/35589
Credit Line
Gift of J. Anthony Schangle, II, 1957
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Richard Schangle
(ca. 1935)
Donor
J. Anthony Schangle, II
(April 3, 1957)
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