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Object Number
985-27-10/59580
Display Title
Vest
Descriptions
Object Description
Vest. Front made of black velvet, back is of cloth. Button down front. Spotstitch beadwork up each side of velvet. Design on each side appears to be a strawberry w/ a white stem w/ flowers and leaves up vest. Some beads are faceted.
Inventory Description
Vest, velvet front w/embroidered polychrome glass bead floral design, blue cloth
Classification
- Vest
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Nez Percé
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 62 x 50 cm (24 7/16 x 19 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59580
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Provenance
Chief Joseph's Band
(1870's)
Collector
George White
(1920)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920 - 1985)
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