Bonnet case
Artist:
Sioux
Date: 1881
Medium: Deerskin, rawhide, sinew, glass beads
Dimensions:
Other: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.) D: 15 cm
Classification: Containers
Credit Line: Gift of Ogden B. Read
Object number: 1881.3.151 LA
DescriptionDeerskin cover rolled around cylindrical rawhide form; cover sinew-sewn together on one side and stitched to rawhide form along top and bottom edges. Cover and front half beaded in white core rose, yellow, green, and light and dark blue, cover divided into four quadrants decorated with three horse hooves and single-square crosses; front decorated with lozenge chain. Decorated with metal pendants, hide fringe along upper and lower edges. (See Vestiges for complete description).
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