two-hide dress, unrecorded Ka’igwu artist

Artwork Overview

two-hide dress, late 1800s
Where object was made: Great Plains, United States
Material/technique: beads; pigment; deer fur; dyeing; beading; cotton; buckskin
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 123 x 120 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 48 7/16 x 47 1/4 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 2007.2767
Not on display

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Roots and Journeys: Encountering Global Arts and Cultures

This style of dress, commonly referred to as a “two-hide dress” or “deer-tail dress,” became popular in the central plains in the early 1800’s replacing the earlier side-fold dress. The design utilizes the natural contours of the animal and requires minimal tailoring. Many of the two-hide dresses of this style were actually made from big-horn sheep because these animals were plentiful and their hides were longer and broader than deer hide.

Roots and Journeys: Encountering Global Arts and Cultures

This style of dress, commonly referred to as a “two-hide dress” or “deer-tail dress,” became popular in the central plains in the early 1800’s replacing the earlier side-fold dress. The design utilizes the natural contours of the animal and requires minimal tailoring. Many of the two-hide dresses of this style were actually made from big-horn sheep because these animals were plentiful and their hides were longer and broader than deer hide.

Exhibition Label:
"Roots and Journeys: Encountering Global Arts and Cultures," Jul-2011, Nancy Mahaney
This style of dress, commonly referred to as a “two-hide dress” or “deer-tail dress,” became popular in the central plains in the early 1800’s replacing the earlier side-fold dress. The design utilizes the natural contours of the animal and requires minimal tailoring. Many of the two-hide dresses of this style were actually made from big-horn sheep because these animals were plentiful and their hides were longer and broader than deer hide.

Exhibitions

Nancy Mahaney, curator
Cassandra Mesick, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
2011–2014
Nancy Mahaney, curator
Cassandra Mesick, curator
Celka Straughn, curator
2011–2014