Painted Dance Robe Item Number: E349677-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "PIECE OF UNBLEACHED SHEETING CONTAINING BOLD FIGURES OF ANIMAL HEADS, EYES, HANDS, IN RED, BLACK, GREEN, YELLOW AND BLUE." OBJECT IS ILLUSTRATED IN BAE BULLETIN 124, "NOOTKA AND QUILEUTE MUSIC" BY FRANCES DENSMORE, PLATE 13B, AFTER P. 24. SEE P. 24 OF PUBLICATION WHERE ROBE IS IDENTIFIED AS MADE FOR FRANCES DENSMORE BY CHARLES SWAN (OF NEAH BAY) AND DESIGN IS EXPLAINED. - F. PICKERING 7-7-2000
Item History
- Made in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected by Miss Frances T. Densmore in Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Received on January 30, 1931
What
- Name
- Painted Dance Robe
- Identification Number
- E349677-0
- Type of Item
- robe
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Field Collector
- Miss Frances T. Densmore
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Neah Bay, Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on January 30, 1931
Other
- Accession Number
- 113412