Description:
This beaded vest is entirely white with various geometric patterns (modeled after parfleche designs) in blue, red, and green. With designs consisting of diamonds, squares, and lines, the vest also features fringed buckskin around its bottom edges. A bead and buckskin vest such as this was most likely worn as regalia or for special occasions. A buckskin tie clasps the vest together around one's chest. AP2018

Tags:
vests; beads

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