Culture/People:

probably Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) (attributed)  Search this

Object Name:

Robe

Media/Materials:

Buffalo hide/skin (calf), glass bead/beads, sinew

Techniques:

Lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Dimensions:

140 x 137 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Place:

South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1865

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1922.

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Catalog Number:

11/1739

Barcode:

111739.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf537610-0bd2-4abf-b8a7-4d5b23de7be0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_120542