Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8709017

Category: Robe - Buffalo Robe

Region: Southwest

Tribe: Apache - Mescalero

Period: 1825-1850

Materials: Native tanned buffalo (full hide); red, blue and black paint.

Description: Painted buffalo hide decorated with abstract designs (the symbolism not known). Repetitive designs fan across top of robe, other repetitive designs run horizontally across middle, and a border across bottom. Description based on orienting robe from head (as top) to tail (as bottom).

Dimensions: Length 70 inches 171.8 cm.

Provenance:

Alexander Gallery
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corporation

Notes (click on note to open):

Drs. Ted J. Brasser 2005

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