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Category
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Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton and fringing
Measurements
0 x 490 mm; 540 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 19977.1
Summary
Pull on top in heavy tan/red cotton, part of a children’s fancy dress costume based on a stereotypical representation of Native American peoples. Decorated with bright patterns and blue and gold fringing. Brown wooden beading at neck. The clothes and accessories that make up the costume reflect a generic ‘American Indian’ stereotype which was depicted in Wild West stage shows and later Western films. Caricatures in these entertainments informed the game of 'Cowboys and Indians' which became popular in the United States and United Kingdom.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.