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Buffalo robe
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Buffalo robe

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MediumBuffalo calf skin, beads
DimensionsOther: 160 × 100 cm (63 × 39 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read
Object number1881.3.20
DescriptionBuffalo calf skin robe, includes ears and tail, and retains general shape of calf. Light colored; there is a heavily beaded strip attached to the center of the hide. Colors used are pink, white, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, and red. There are holes all along the edges of the robe, where the hide was pierced with stakes to keep it, stretched while it was scraped and dried.
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