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Object Number
985-27-10/60322
Display Title
Buckskin dress. Panel of blue and white beadwork across shoulder
Descriptions
Object Description
Buckskin dress, probably Apache. Panel of blue and white beadwork across shoulder. 5 bands of lazystitch w/ solid blocks of blue and white. Red cloth trim around neck. Long fringe on sleeves, down sides and at bottom. Tinkler fringe along bottom. Traces of yellow pigment. 144x105 cm.
Inventory Description
Dress, blue and red band design on leather, red fabric, tinklers, fringed
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bead, Glass, Buckskin, Cloth, Tinkler
Dimensions
Overall: 116 x 97 x 2 cm (45 11/16 x 38 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60322
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1900-01/01/1950?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1985)
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