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Object Number 994-2-10/71088
Display Title Dance Belt
Descriptions
Object Description Dance belt. Beaded grass dance belt with two beaded belt drops; Sioux style. Geometric beaded design in black, red, orange, yellow, and blue on white background. Sewn into a white cotton (?) backing. At either end of belt, suede pieces with holes and latigo laces. Drops suspended from each side of belt have white polyester (?) fringe. 82.5 cm (L) x 9.5 cm (W) and drops are 46 cm (L), including fringe.
Inventory Description Belt, rectangular band of geometric pattern of black, red, orange, blue and yellow beads on white ground, two beaded extensions with fringe
Classification
  • Belt
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: 83.6 x 53.5 x 1 cm (32 15/16 x 21 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 994-2-10/71088
Provenance
Collector Amanda Proctor (1994 - 1994)

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