NASC Outreach 2016
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Cheyenne Artist
Child's Dress, 1930-1939
Beads on leather
33 1/4 x 26 in. (84.46 x 66.04 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American, Oklahoma
Technique:
Leatherworking and beadworking
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Abernethy
Accession Number:
P5242
Soft, pale buckskin with thin fringe on all edges. Floral Beadwork on neck. Red, white, and blue ribbons tied to fringe across front. An example of a combination of themes: Midwestern beading and South Plains construction and mescal beads. Can be dated by lack of painting- R. Conn.
Materials
Leather, mescal bean and glass beads, and ribbon
Attribution
Can be dated by lack of painting- See R. Conn Report (1978)
Commentary
Mescal beans are traditional ornaments for clothing of the Southern Plains groups. The abstract floral beadwork and ribbon decoration reflect design influences of relocated Midwestern peoples.
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 76, fig. 259.
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Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 33 1/4 x 26 in. (84.46 x 66.04 cm) Measured by Hudson, Karen
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 76, Figure Number: 259
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