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Dance Skirt (photographed with Apron)

A work made of deer hide, plant fibers, olivella shell, abalone shell, clamshell, glass beads, and brass.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of deer hide, plant fibers, olivella shell, abalone shell, clamshell, glass beads, and brass.

Date:

1850–60

Artist:

Yurok or Hupa
Northern California coast, United States

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Yurok

Title

Dance Skirt (photographed with Apron)

Place

Northern California (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1850–1860

Medium

Deer hide, plant fibers, olivella shell, abalone shell, clamshell, glass beads, and brass

Dimensions

101.6 × 109.2 cm (40 × 43 in.) (folded)

Credit Line

Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment

Reference Number

2002.532.1

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