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Object Number
985-27-10/60493
Display Title
Dance bustle. Rawhide base of parfleche w/ feather, bells, animal skin
Descriptions
Object Description
Dance bustle. Rawhide base made from a parfleche. 2 bunches of feathers upright on top of rawhide. Feathers of hawk, eagle, a waterbird w/ some dyed fluffy feathers at top and some brass bells. Animal skin below. 2 more bunches on top of fur mostly of water bird feathers. 136x65 cm.
Inventory Description
Feather dance bustle, leather strips with fur, feathers, bells, black cloth deco
Classification
- Costume
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Feather, Leather, Fur, Brass, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 136 x 65 x 4 cm (53 9/16 x 25 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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