dance bustles

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Scope note
Items of costume worn below the waist and behind the wearer, specifically while performing sacred or ceremonial dances. The use of this term is most often applied to objects of Native cultures of the Americas, and these are most frequently constructed primarily of feathers arranged in a circular or fanned manner.
dance bustles
Accepted term: 01-Dec-2025