Cheyenne
Woman’s Dress
Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), 1867-1899
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Cheyenne
Woman’s Dress
Tsistsistas (Cheyenne), 1867-1899
Physical Qualities
Hide, glass beads, copper, tin, 54 × 44 in. (137.2 × 111.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift in Memory of Theodore Marburg
Object Number
1983.20
Unidentified Cheyenne Artist
Woman’s Dress
late 19th century
Plains, United States
Hide, glass beads, copper, tin
“Oh my, this is so beautiful. When I see traditional clothing, I think about how wonderful it would be to wear it all the time. I can just imagine how this dress would sway and the fringe would sweep across buffalo grass.”
—Dana Claxton
Anonymous Gift in Memory of Theodore Marburg, BMA 1983.20
