Object Number | 50-15-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Nez Perce |
Provenience | Montana |
Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Elkskin | Bead |
Description | Woman's Dress. Elkskin.Triple band of red, white, and black pony beads across top front and back, attached with "lazy stitches." Front: top row discontinued in centre section, 2nd row rises to allow space for elk's tail, an extra row (inserted only in this section), and the bottom row dips below tail. Fringes at sides and bottom. Skin "streamers" inserted in single row below yoke, and triple row above bottom. |
Length | 139 cm |
Width | 141 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, 1950 |
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