Culture/People:

White Mountain Apache  Search this

Collector:

Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951  Search this

Object Name:

Skirt for girl's puberty ceremony outfit (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Deerhide/deerskin, metal cones, pigment/pigments, metal tacks/bosses, sinew

Techniques:

Sewn, painted

Dimensions:

76.5 x 87 x 5 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

Near Fort Apache; Diamond Creek; Fort Apache, Fort Apache Reservation (White Mountain Reservation); Navajo County; Arizona; USA

Date created:

circa 1905

Collection History:

Collected in 1919 by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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Catalog Number:

9/4064

Barcode:

094064.000

See related items:

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Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604253f98-6b58-46e1-bb6d-765852f65923

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_101532