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Object Number
985-27-10/59309
Display Title
Doll wearing beaded buckskin dress. Blue & red lazy stitch beadwork
Descriptions
Object Description
Doll wearing beaded buckskin dress. Blue & red lazy stitch beadwork all along shoulder. Clumps of beadwork interspersed. Fringe at seams, bottom of dress & sleeves. Beadwork on feet & legs representing moccasins. Long quill earrings. Bead necklace & bracelet. 35.8x18.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Doll, cotton stuffed body, leather dress w/ beaded design, quill hair ornaments
Classification
- Doll
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 18 x 4 cm (16 1/8 x 7 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34318
Provenance
Provenance
Chief Spotted Tail
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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