Outdoor portrait of Shi-ra-sa, wife of To-kaw-wah-sae, sitting in front of a tree. She wears hide dress decorated with beadwork and elk teeth.
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1874-1874
Materials:
Techniques:
Dimensions:
3 x 4 in.
Cultures:
American Indians, Great Basin, Native Americans, North America, Northern Ute, Uintah Ute, Ute
Site Name:
Northeastern Utah
State:
Utah
Country:
USA
Collection History:
John K. Hillers often accompanied John Wesley Powell (1834-1902, director of the US Geological Survey and the Bureau of American Ethnology) on expeditions; no other collection history information available.
Source ID:
NMAI_326103
Catalog Number:
P00036
Album Name:
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