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Grass Skirt
Object Number 46-78-10/28073
Display Title Grass Skirt
Descriptions
Object Description Skirt of woven grass and brown seeds. Also a few beads.
Inventory Description Skirt, fabric waistband, pinon nuts on grass-wrapped fringe, blue glass beads
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Karuk
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California
Additional Geographic Terms California, north
Materials Pine nut, Cotton fabric, Grass, Glass
Dimensions Overall: 52 x 37 x 4.8 cm (20 1/2 x 14 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-10/28073
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (11/27/1946)

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