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Dance Apron

CultureMesquakie
Dateca. 1910
MediumWool cloth and glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 28 3/4 × 17 3/4 inches (73.03 × 45.09 cm)
Credit LineGift of Fifi White
Object numberF98-33/2
On View
Not on view
DescriptionA dark blue cloth with a border of horizontal stripes (blue, yellow, gray, red). The bottom third of the apron is decorated with three large symmetrical beaded patterns. The central design, in red beads outlined in white, consists of a diamond, two crescent-like forms, and four small blue circles. The other two designs - identical in shape and color - represent at abstract plant in blue, green, and red beads.
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