Plains painted buffalo robe

Titles: Plains painted buffalo robe (Supplied title)

Description: A painted buffalo robe made by Plains Indians, possibly Dakota, circa the 1880s. The hide is painted in a box and border design primarily using reds and white. Hair remains on the back of the hide.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1880 - Not later than 1889 (Creation)

Creation

• collected by: Emery, O. E.

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7423

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 100 inches length (approximate)
• 16 inches width (approximate; measured while wrapped in storage)

Subjects

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