Dance Skirt
CultureHupa, Yurok, or Karok, Northern California
Dateca. 1870
MediumNative tanned leather, clam shells, abalone shell, maiden hair fern, bear grass, cotton cloth, and brass button
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 34 inches (91.44 × 86.36 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lee Lyon in memory of Joanne Lyon
Object number2015.26.16
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DescriptionSkirt made of native leather with a plain leather upper section leading to a small band of quillwork with the lower section covered in shells, abalone and leather fringe.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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