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Object Number
38-44-10/12798
Display Title
Boy's skin vest with porcupine quill decoration of flags, horses, fleur-de-lis.
Descriptions
Object Description
Boy's skin vest, worn by boys on special occasions such as parades or dances. Porcupine quill decoration of horses, American flags, French fleur-de-lis. Boy's vest constructed out of native tanned skin decorated on the front and back with zig-zag quillwork, held by sinew stitching. The quills are still brightly aniline dyed orange, purple, red, green and blue. Pairs of orange and purple silk ribbon strands are attached to the front and back of the vest. The vest is lined on the inside with a cotton textile and there is a maroon"batik" dyed cotton edging around the armholes and neck. The bottom edges of the vest and the two shoulders have attached fringes. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description
Vest, quilled horse and rider and flag designs, applique ribbon tassles
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Vest
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1865-1925
Culture
- Santee
- Sioux
- Dakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 42.5 x 38 x 0.7 cm (16 3/4 x 14 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12798
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1888 - 1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(May 2, 1938)
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