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Woman's dress

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Ka-ha (Kiowa) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Kiowa
Previous owner
Ka-ha, Kiowa
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Date created
circa 1900
Object Name
Woman's dress
Media/Materials
Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, muslin, thread
Techniques
Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions
69 x 78 cm
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Native Term
manyi hodl ta

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