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Large beaded shoulder ornament with pocket.
Object Number 987-24-10/60647
Display Title Large beaded shoulder ornament with pocket.
Descriptions
Object Description Large beaded shoulder ornament with pocket. Lined at back with cotton cloth, decorated with vertical red and white lines. Borders of ornament lined with green cotton. Shoulder portion decorated with bead work in floral design on white background. Beaded floral motifs on pocket surrounded by black velvet. Strings of green beads decorate the end of the ornament to which red woolen tassels are attached. 1.12 cm. (length of ornament); 32.5 cm. (depth of pocket); 32.5 cm. (width of pocket).
Inventory Description Shoulder bag, floral beaded pouch and strap, velvet and cotton backing
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials Glass, Velvet, Cotton, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 101.5 x 32.5 x 0.5 cm (39 15/16 x 12 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 987-24-10/60647
Provenance
Collector Alexandria V. Dexter (1915)
Donor Edythe Dexter (1987)

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