Woman's skirt and cape

Date created
1880-1910
Culture/People
probably Mescalero Apache (attributed)
Previous owner
Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968
Seller
Beatrice Minnie Kauper (Beatrice Minnie Cooper/Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper), Non-Indian, 1896-1968
Presenter/funding source
Stanley R. Grant, Non-Indian, 1918-1993
Collection History
Collection history unknown, but said to have been brought to England in the late 1880s ; formerly in the collection of Beatrice Minnie Cooper Kauper (Mrs. Henry Alexis Kauper, 1896-1968, of Surrey, England); purchased by MAI from Beatrice Kauper in 1964 with funds donated by MAI Trustee Stanley R. Grant (1918-1993).
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Place
Arizona; USA
See related items
Mescalero Apache
Clothing/Garments
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/4017
Barcode
234017.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Object Name
Woman's skirt and cape
Media/Materials
Deerhide/deerskin, metal cones, ochre, elk tooth/teeth, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Overlay beadwork , painted, stitched
Dimensions
75 x 66 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e16d31b1-8d83-445c-b871-233357c0c87e
Record ID
NMAI_248929