Dance bustle
Artist
Yanktonnai Sioux
Mediumfeathers, wool, bells, quills, eagle skin and beak
DimensionsOther: 85 cm (33 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read
Object number1881.3.45
DescriptionCeremonial bustle with streamers of eagle feathers attached to strips of brown wool. Woven sash is multi-colored. The "hide" of a bird (eagle), complete with beak is attached to the back of the bustle, and has attached wings which project outward; small bells attached to quilled streamer.On View
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Yanktonnai Sioux
1870