Model Deerhide Strap Dress and Sleeves
Title
Model Deerhide Strap Dress and Sleeves
Identifier
50/7999
Description
Full size Indigenous cured and smoked deerhide strap dress and sleeves. No decorations.
Date Created
1909
Source
Anishinaabe-Saulteaux
Spatial Coverage
Mishkeegogamang First Nation; Osnaburgh Indian Reserve #63B
Abstract
This is described as a "model" dress in the exhibit text where it is on display in the Plains Hall at AMNH in New York. The registrar record also has a pair of leggings noted, but these are not on display.
Provenance
Commisssioned and collected by Alanson B. Skinner on a collecting expedition for AMNH.
Subject
strap dress
References
Clark Wissler. 1915. COSTUMES OF THE PLAINS INDIANS. ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS. Volume 17.
Type
Heritage Item
Coverage
51.21681,-90.18345 (N 51°13′01″ W 90°11′00″)
Item Name
dress and sleeves
Institution URL
Collection
Citation
“Model Deerhide Strap Dress and Sleeves,” Mapping Anishinaabe Regalia, accessed November 4, 2025, https://iris.siue.edu/anishinaaberegalia/items/show/19.