Wedding Robe
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.A new bride likely received this robe from her husband’s family as part of a traditional Crow wedding ceremony. A female artist beaded the horizontal lines, an ancient design associated with women, producing a visually complex composition. By breaking the lines of beading into segments of various colors, she created both horizontal bands and the appearance of vertical ones. The tradition of Crow wedding robes continues today.
Artwork Details
- Title: Wedding Robe
- Date: ca. 1895
- Geography: United States, Montana
- Culture: Crow
- Medium: Native-tanned leather, glass beads, wool felt
- Dimensions: Length: 74 1/8 in. (188.3 cm)
Width: 88 1/4 in. (224.2 cm) - Classification: Hide-Costumes
- Credit Line: Denver Art Museum, Purchase from L.D. Bax (1949.73)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing