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Culture/People: possibly Yakama (Yakima) (attributed); possibly collected from the Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet)
Previous owner: John Young-Hunter (John Young Hunter), Non-Indian, 1874-1955
Seller: John Young-Hunter (John Young Hunter), Non-Indian, 1874-1955

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Young-Hunter (1874-1953, an artist of Western and Native subjects); lent to MAI by John Young-Hunter in 1937; purchased by MAI from John Young-Hunter in 1939.
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Date created: circa 1860

Catalog Number: 19/6773
Barcode: 196773.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments

Object Name: Woman's dress
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, elk tooth/teeth, glass bead/beads, glass pony beads, wool cloth, sinew, pigment/pigments
Techniques: Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted
Dimensions: 152 x 156 cm

Place: Washington; USA (inferred)

See related items: Yakama (Yakima); Niitsitapii (Blackfoot/Blackfeet); Clothing/Garments

National Museum of the American Indian

Record ID: NMAI_210212

Metadata Usage (text): CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6184630f0-fb9a-4958-9498-1f48b68772e6

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