Photo of collection object Strap Dress — Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux. Strap Dress, early 19th century. Buckskin, dyed porcupine quills, glass beads, tinned sheet-iron tinklers, thread (cotton or linen), sinew and pigment, 46 x 21 in. (116.8 x 53.3 cm). Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.2. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Strap Dress

early 19th century

Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux

Arts of the Americas

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux
Classification: Clothing
Formatted Medium: Buckskin, dyed porcupine quills, glass beads, tinned sheet-iron tinklers, thread (cotton or linen), sinew and pigment
Medium: buckskin, dyed, porcupine, quills, glass, beads, tinned, sheet-iron, tinklers, thread, cotton, linen, sinew, pigment
Locations: Possible place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States, Possible place made: Red River Region, Canada, Possible place made: Red River Region, United States
Dimensions: 46 x 21 in. (116.8 x 53.3 cm)
Departments: Arts of the Americas
Accession Number: 50.67.2
Credit Line: Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Exhibitions: Tipi: Heritage of the Great Plains
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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