Name/Title
Beaded Deerskin GauntletsEntry/Object ID
82-917-05BCDescription
A pair of beaded deerskin gloves of Western Shoshone make (Idaho); the gloves are largely plain with fringe on the outside edge of the wrists; the gloves are beaded in a floral style featuring green stems and leaves and blue, aqua and dark, somewhat iridescent beads; on the back of the hands, there are 3 vertical stripes of beads in an alternating pattern of blue, red, and blue; gloves exhibit wear commensurate with its age.Acquisition
Accession
1982-0917Source or Donor
Sweetman, Laurence, (Luke D. Sweetman Family)Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Sweetman Collection