Object Details
Culture/People
possibly Yakama (Yakima) (attributed); possibly collected from the Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Previous owner
John Young-Hunter (John Young Hunter), Non-Indian, 1874-1955
Seller
John Young-Hunter (John Young Hunter), Non-Indian, 1874-1955
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Young-Hunter (1874-1953, an artist of Western and Native subjects); lent to MAI by John Young-Hunter in 1937; purchased by MAI from John Young-Hunter in 1939.
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Date created
circa 1860
Catalog Number
19/6773
Barcode
196773.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Object Name
Woman's dress
Media/Materials
Deerhide/deerskin, elk tooth/teeth, glass bead/beads, glass pony beads, wool cloth, sinew, pigment/pigments
Techniques
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted
Dimensions
152 x 156 cm
Place
Washington; USA (inferred)
See related items
Yakama (Yakima)
Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_210212