Apron
CultureHupa, Karok, or Yurok
Dateca. 1890
MediumNative leather, porcupine quills, shells, abalone, 2 types of unidentified nuts, brass thimbles
DimensionsApproximate: 26 × 22 inches (66.04 × 55.88 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lee Lyon in memory of Joanne Lyon
Object number2015.26.38
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DescriptionApron consisting of a native leather waistband and a narrow band of porcupine quillwork from which hangs loose fringes of multiple strands of black and red nuts on leather thongs terminating with brass thimbles and shells.
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