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Object Number
985-27-10/60490
Display Title
Painted bison hide. Painted designs in red, blue, brown and green
Descriptions
Object Description
Painted bison hide, probably Sioux. Painted designs in red, blue, brown, green and yellow. Designs depict 21 bisons, horses, a tepee, riders on horses w/ bows and arrows, men some wearing roaches and headdresses, and thunderbird near top center. 200x150 cm.
Inventory Description
Hide robe, painted buffalo hunt design, tipi in center, perforated slits on edge
Classification
- Raw Material
- Outerwear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bison leather
Dimensions
Overall: 179 x 168 cm (70 1/2 x 66 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
60490 & 41.1443 / Claflin B/7
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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