Woman's cape with beadwork and fringe / Unknown

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Woman's cape with beadwork and fringe

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Kiowa

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

hide (buckskin), glass, metal, shell (cowie)

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Cape

Accession No:

84.1792b

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Cape - Collar to hem):

Depth: 21 1/2in. (54.6cm)

Overall (Cape - Fringe):

Length: 14in. (35.6cm)

Overall (Cape - Shoulder to shoulder):

Width: 28in. (71.1cm)

Cape:

Width: 24in. (61.0cm)
Collar to Shoulder: 9 1/4in. (23.5cm)
Ribbon: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)

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Unknown. Woman's cape with beadwork and fringe. 84.1792b. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/841792b (10/17/2019).

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