Name/Title
Women’s Cream Suede Buckskin Wedding DressDescription
A Native American wedding dress made of cream-color buckskin; sewn with deer sinew; beaded with red/blue/green/yellow seed beads sewn with waxed thread; embellished with seed beads, French beads, bells, fringe; red felted-wool binding at neck edge and down sleeve seam. Fringe at hem and underside of sleeve has been cut into buckskin. The leggings are cream-color buckskin; sewn with deer sinew; fringe cut into garment; seed bead embellishment .5" wide down length of legging is sewn with waxed thread. Long ties ending with bells and brass tubes hang down outside. Sub-numbered A-C.Use
by Cynthia Ann Mitchell, on her Sept. 14, 1995 wedding in Friendship, IN.Collection
Mitchell, Cynthia AnnAcquisition
Accession
2006.200Source or Donor
Cynthia Ann MitchellAcquisition Method
DonationClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Dress, LeggingsClothing Sex
FemaleTextile Details
Material
Buckskin, BeadsColor
CreamMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Cynthia Ann MitchellRole
SeamstressDate made
Jun 1995 - Sep 14, 1995Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
City
ShelbyvilleTownship
Addison TownshipCounty
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Materials purchased in Friendship, IN.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Cynthia Ann MitchellCreate Date
July 14, 2006Update Date
June 19, 2024
