Robe

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Date created: circa 1865

Culture/People: probably Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1922.
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux); Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Plains & Plateau

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 11/1739
Barcode: 111739.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (flat)

Object Name: Robe
Media/Materials: Buffalo hide/skin (calf), glass bead/beads, sinew
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork
Dimensions: 140 x 137 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf537610-0bd2-4abf-b8a7-4d5b23de7be0

Record ID: NMAI_120542