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Woman's dress

American Indian Museum

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  • Woman's dress
  • Woman's dress

    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

    Previous owner

    William Randolph Hearst, Non-Indian, 1863-1951

    Seller

    William Randolph Hearst, Non-Indian, 1863-1951

    Collection History

    Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951, newspaper magnate and collector); purchased by MAI from William Randolph Hearst in 1940.

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    Date created

    circa 1900

    Catalog Number

    20/2045

    Barcode

    202045.000

    Object Type

    Clothing/Garments

    Object Name

    Woman's dress

    Media/Materials

    Hide, glass bead/beads, metal bead/beads, sinew, cotton thread

    Techniques

    Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

    Dimensions

    137 x 163 cm

    Place

    South Dakota; USA (inferred)

    See related items

    Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
    Clothing/Garments

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cb11521a-daa3-4d57-b3af-41e2dab2ad13

    Record ID

    NMAI_215770

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