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Object Number
987-24-10/60648
Display Title
Large beaded shoulder ornament with pocket.
Descriptions
Object Description
Large beaded shoulder ornament with pocket. Lined at back with brown, somewhat discolored cotton. Borders of ornament lined with blue cotton, frayed in places. Floral motifs on shoulder portion in beadwork on a beaded background of clear beads. Beaded floral motifs on pocket area surrounded by black velvet. Strings of blue beads decorate end of the ornament to which pieces of cotton are attached. 1.15 cm. (length of ornament); 33.1 cm. (depth of pocket); 35.7 cm. (width of pocket)
Inventory Description
Shoulder bag, beaded floral design on pouch and strap, velvet and cotton backing
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Materials
Glass, Velvet, Cotton, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 109.2 x 36 x 0.3 cm (43 x 14 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60648
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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