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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian; Teton/Western Sioux; Lakota
Title:Dress
Date Made:1870-1880s
Type:Clothing
Materials:Leather, German silver (nickel, zinc, and copper), glass beads, and ribbon
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Overall: 54 1/2 in x 53 in; 138.4 cm x 134.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.5
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
Beaded detail around top with two metal discs hanging in center; Discs are approximately two inches apart; Leather strips around bottom and on sleeves and a few in the center of the dress; Bells (or metal tips) on the trim; Beaded around the trim; Very heavy; Red ribbon around opening of the neck

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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