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woman's skirt
woman's skirt
woman's skirt
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Introduction
Woman's skirt. Made in 1949 by Louise Printup Kennedy, Seneca, Tonawanda Reservation, New York. Collected by George Gustav Heye and acquired by the National Museum of the American Indian in 1949.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
Information from catalogue card.
Place of Origin:
Tonawanda Seneca Nation
Date Made or Date Range:
1949
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
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Materials
navy wollen cloth; black cotton cloth; iridescent red silken ribbon; size 12 and 13 or 14 opaque white and pearly white beads; size 12 green beads; size 14 or 16 yellow beads, possibly greasy beads; black cotton thread; beige cotton thread; red cotton thread
Techniques or Format
machine sewn
Dimensions:
74 × 70 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Information from the catalogue card.
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
212678
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1949
Collection Narratives and Histories
George Gustav Heye
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25157
Record Creation Context
This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, November 3-December 15 2009.