Beaded Vest
Paternal Great Grandmother of Michael Dorris
1913
Canvas, glass beads, brass studs and cotton cloth
Overall: 22 × 22 1/2 in. (55.9 × 57.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Michael A. Dorris
998.52.30370
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Outerwear
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Plateau
Not on view
Inscriptions
Dated, on right side: Jan 31, 1913; inscribed, on left side: WARS
Provenance
Paternal great grandmother by descent to Michael Dorris (1945-1997); Estate of Micheal Dorris; given to present collection at the Giveaway ceremony held one year after Michael Dorris's death, 1998.
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