Two mountain sheep skins self-fringed; separate yoke of deerskin (?) with fur left on as tassel in center front and back; red wool stroud and varicolored glass seed beads around neck opening; panels of red stroud at hem; two pendant discs faced with seed beads with cotton cloth backing from yoke in front; 3 large brass bells (2 on sleeves, 1 back hem).
Donor:
Virginia Vail
Collection place:
Wind River Reservation, Wind River, Wind River County
Verbatim coll. place:
Wyoming; Wind River Reservation
Culture or time period:
Eastern Shoshone
Collector:
James K. Moore Sr.
Collection date:
ca. 1880
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dresses (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
December 7, 1977
Context of use:
Woman's garment.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 39 centimeters, length 35 centimeters, and width 34 centimeters
Comment:
Donor says that 2 beaded discs may have been added later.