robe
- Museum number
- Am1970,09.14
- Description
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Woman's fringed buckskin robe with quillworking along and across the shoulders in orange, black and white. Around the skirt and alongside the front opening are line and circular patterning, some dyed red ochre. Red and indigo bayeta cuffs with red bayeta insets up the back. Tailored with red bayeta let into the seams; fringed with beading.
- Dimensions
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Length: 134 centimetres
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Width: 170 centimetres
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Depth: 4 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Martin Schultz of the Museum of World Cultures in Frankfurt am Main identifies this as a mid-twentieth century reproduction, identified by poorly executed beadwork and yarn decoration. The quillwork is of high quality however, suggesting a a high-level of experience and interest in Plains textile decoration. (16/11/2009)
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1988 15 Jan-1 May, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples
1988 1 Jul-1 Nov, Museum of Civilization, Lorne Building, Ottawa, The Spirit Sings: Artistic Traditions of Canada's First Peoples
- Acquisition date
- 1970
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am1970,09.14
