Carved Dance Mirror

Sioux

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Caption

Sioux. Carved Dance Mirror, early 19th century. Wood, pigment, glass, 32 x 3 3/8 in. (81.3 x 8.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.96. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Sioux

Title

Carved Dance Mirror

Date

early 19th century

Geography

Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States

Medium

Wood, pigment, glass

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

32 x 3 3/8 in. (81.3 x 8.6 cm)

Inscriptions

"Sioux Chief's Looking Glass"

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Accession Number

50.67.96

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