Woman's dress

Date created
1925-1940
Culture/People
possibly Seneca (attributed)
Previous owner
Leona Kenjockety (Leona E. Pierce/Mrs. Frank L. Kenjockety), Seneca, 1873-1956
Crown Collectibles
Seller
Crown Collectibles
Collection History
Said to have belonged to Leona Kenjockety (Seneca, 1873-1956), wife of Frank L. Kenjockety (Chief Strong Fox, Cayuga, 1871-1944), founder of "Kenjockety's Hippodrome and Wild West Vaudeville," a performing troupe active between about 1909 and 1940; purchased by NMAI from Crown Collectibles (Richmond, Virginia) in 2005.
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Place
Salamanca; Cattaraugus County; New York; USA
See related items
Seneca
Clothing/Garments
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/5417
Barcode
265417.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Object Name
Woman's dress
Media/Materials
Wool cloth, cowrie shell/shells, glass bead/beads, ribbon
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions
109 x 126 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ab1530fd-ce4c-4ab2-862a-b3774e1ff034
Record ID
NMAI_281644