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Object Number
994-2-10/71087
Display Title
Dance Harness
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance harness. Beaded grass dance harness; Sioux style. Geometric beaded design in black, red, orange, yellow, blue on a white background. Pony bead loop, attached to suede tabs, goes around neck of wearer. Bottom end of harness has three plastic rings with yellow, black, red, crimson, and white ribbons attached to each side. White cotton backing. 96 cm x 22.3 cm (ribbons 24 cm).
Inventory Description
Harness, geometric beaded designs of black, orange, red, yellow, blue on white ground, neck strap of white beads, plastic rings with ribbon extensions
Classification
- Jewelry
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1994
Artist
Betty J. Turgeon
(1994 - 1994)
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Kansas
/
Wichita County
Dimensions
Overall: 135 x 22.8 x 0.8 cm (53 1/8 x 9 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
994-2-10/71087
Provenance
Collector
Amanda Proctor
(1994 - 1994)
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