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PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
A SIOUX WOMAN'S BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE DRESS
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A SIOUX WOMAN'S BEADED AND FRINGED HIDE DRESS
constructed of commercial hide with yellow pigment allover, sinew and thread sewn, the undulating yoke with lane stitching in white-heart red, green, yellow, pink and two shades of blue beads against a white beaded ground, decorated with a series of bisected hourglass motifs flanked by various geometrical elements, hide tassels on the skirt, short fringe along the sleeves, side seams, and bottom edge
Length: 51 in. (129.5 cm.)
constructed of commercial hide with yellow pigment allover, sinew and thread sewn, the undulating yoke with lane stitching in white-heart red, green, yellow, pink and two shades of blue beads against a white beaded ground, decorated with a series of bisected hourglass motifs flanked by various geometrical elements, hide tassels on the skirt, short fringe along the sleeves, side seams, and bottom edge
Length: 51 in. (129.5 cm.)