Medicine Man's Dancing-Dress Item Number: E9287-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "MADE OF A SINGLE PIECE OF BUCKSKIN CUT INTO A FRINGE AT THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS ORNAMENTED WITH SECTIONS OF MOUNTAIN GOAT'S HOOF AND BRASS THIMBLES. AT THE TOP IS A WOVEN BORDER OF PORCUPINE QUILLS TWO INCHES WIDE. FURTHER ORNAMENTED WITH TOTEMIC DESIGNS. WORN BY MEDICINE MAN."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Dr. Alexander H. Hoff in Alaska, USA between 1867 and 1869
- Received from Army Medical Museum during 1870
What
- Name
- Medicine Man's Dancing-Dress
- Identification Number
- E9287-0
- Type of Item
- kilt
Who
- Field Collector
- Dr. Alexander H. Hoff
- Received from
- Army Medical Museum
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1867 and 1869
- Acquisition Date
- during 1870
Other
- Accession Number
- 001767