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- Sale 6113
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| Philadelphia
Nov 13 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6113
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$4,000 – $6,000
The yoke beaded in geometric devices in shades of blue, red, white, and yellow in lane stitch, the skirt with beads tied with hide, hand-sewn throughout.
L: 51 in. W: 67 in. (armspan)Provenance: The Luther R. and Frances T. Zehner Collection.
The dress was made by Julia Singing Ghost, niece of Mary Iron Shield and was purchased by Dr. Zehner at Fort Yates from Mary Iron Shield and her husband Bernard, April 20, 1950. Zehner recorded in his diary, "While Frances was washing the dishes she said that a real old Indian woman was coming up the street. Sure enough, there was and she was wearing moccasins too. Behind her came a man carrying a heavy pasteboard box. Then they turned into our walk and knocked on the door." A later note in the diary of 6/10/1950 provides provenance, "Dress-her brother's daughter, Julia Singing Ghost, made 40 years ago."
