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Object Number
985-27-10/60111
Display Title
Uncompahgre Ute beaded dress.
Descriptions
Object Description
Uncompahgre Ute beaded dress. T-shaped buckskin, wider at bottom. Short sleeves, open underneath. Bodice, front and back across sleeves are beaded. Lazystitch. Light blue background w/ red, yellow, blue and green borders. Each border different. 2 rows of designs. (measurements?)
Inventory Description
Dress, buckskin, fringed with polychrome glass bead decoration.
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Uncompahgre
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
Materials
Hide, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 84.5 x 114 cm (33 1/4 x 44 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60111
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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