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Bison Robe
Object Number 74-25-10/7895
Display Title Bison Robe
Descriptions
Object Description Ornamented buffalo skin - sunburst or feathered circle design in quills and paint.
Inventory Description Buffalo skin adornment, painted geometric designs, quill work sunburst in center
Classification
  • Outerwear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux?
  • Assiniboin?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Missouri, Upper
Materials Hide, Quill
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 171 x 272 cm (3 15/16 x 67 5/16 x 107 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7895
Provenance
Collector Gen. H. A. Morrow (? - 1874)
Donor Gen. H. A. Morrow (? - 1874)

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