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Object Number
985-27-10/60162
Display Title
Plains painted skin, possibly Sioux. Complete calf skin w/ fur remaining.
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains painted skin, possibly Sioux. Complete calf skin w/ fur remaining. Non-fur side painted in feathered circle or feathered bonnet design in center. Feathers of 2 isosceles triangles, one blue & one red meeting at base where yellow. Feathers also in other colors. Designed edge. 128x92.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Blanket, calf skin fur exterior, painted geometricand biomorphic designs inter.
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Cowhide
Dimensions
Overall: 135.8 x 114.7 x 0.6 cm (53 7/16 x 45 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60162; 34158
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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