Rosebud Sioux, South Dakota
AmericanBlanket Strip, ca. 1885
On view
Bison hide and glass beads
Dimensions55 × 6 1/2 in. (139.7 × 16.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pohrt, 1985.101
Sioux men favored embellished clothing. This blanket strip served as an ornamental panel decorating an animal hide robe or cloth blanket. They evolved from narrow strips of porcupine quillwork to wider, bead-decorated examples like this one. The women of the tribe demonstrated their skill in decorating men’s clothing with accessories like a blanket strip.
