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Ojibwe velvet jingle dress
Ojibwe velvet jingle dress
Titles: Ojibwe velvet jingle dress (Supplied title)
Description: This black velvet dress has an empire waistline and a round neckline that closes at the back with two snaps. The dress is decorated with multi color plastic beads and sequins. There are rows of tin jingle cones fashioned from from tin snuff cans. The hemline has a single row of satin ribbons and trimmings identical to the bodice. A label under left arm lining is printed "LOT SIZE A". The dress was made by Mary Bigwind of the White Earth Indian Reservation, Minnesota, for her granddaughter, Madeline Boswell. Ms. Boswell wore it for dancing at pow-wows when she was about thirteen years old.
Dates
- Not later than 1935 (Creation)
Creation
- made by: White Earth Nation
- maker: Big Wind, Mary
- used by: Boswell, Madeline
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1983.152.1
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Museum Purchase
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 30 1/8 inches length
- 12 51/64 inches width
Subjects
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Ojibwe velvet jingle dress
Ojibwe velvet jingle dress
Ojibwe velvet jingle dress
Ojibwe velvet jingle dress