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Object Number
985-27-10/60418
Display Title
Teton Sioux child's buckskin dress. Yoke, front and back, entirely beaded
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux child's buckskin dress. Yoke, front and back, entirely beaded. Design resembles abstract face. Blue ground w/ designs in red, yellow and dark blue. Design consists of a diamond on each side of center. Maltese crosses in red and yellow. Borders at neck and shoulders. 87x74 cm.
Inventory Description
Dress, beaded top of geometric patterns on blue ground, fringe arms, bottom
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Buckskin
Dimensions
Overall: 86 x 114 x 1 cm (33 7/8 x 44 7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60418, 24910
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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