Shirt
Datec. 1860
MediumBuckskin, buffalo hide, wool fabric, ermine skin, human hair, glass beads, pigment, porcupine quills
Dimensions62 x 46 inches (157.5 x 116.8 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation
Object number1988.27
ClassificationsCostumes
Curator NotesMan's shirt constructed of two deerskins joined at the shoulders so that the hind legs form the sleeves and forelegs hand below as tassels. The arm and shoulder strips, fringed with pendants of hair and white ermine skin, are ornamented with razor straight bands of beadwork organized into a pattern of alternating panels of deep blue and mustard yellow separated by thin black stripes. Beaded decoration on the triangular neck flaps introduce accent colors of rose red, pink and powder blue. The upper portion of the shirt is stained with deep blue earth pigment with horizontal stripes of blue against a pale green background on the sleeves. Painted red "power circles" arranged in pendant chains descend from the shoulders. On the breast and back of the shirt are paintings of flying birds.
On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- (not entered) Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 1, Historical, Gallery
ProvenancePrior to 1988, Flint Ink Corporation
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Related information:
In Native American belief the universe is a sphere having the sky world above and the watery underworld below, with the terrestrial disk of the earth dividing them. THe earth is divided into four quardrants by the cardinar directions north, sourth, east, and west. The human task on earth is to keep the upper world and the underworld in balance.
The sky above is therealm of the powerful Thunderbird, whose eyse shoot out bolts of lightning and whose beating wings create thunder. The earth is the mother and procreator of life. In thewaters beneath the earth is the underworld.,where spirits also dwell. There are many symbols associated with each realm which can be seen on Native American works of art. These symbolshelp make the sources of spiritual power accessible on earth.
From "A Visitor's Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts", page 44.
In Native American belief the universe is a sphere having the sky world above and the watery underworld below, with the terrestrial disk of the earth dividing them. THe earth is divided into four quardrants by the cardinar directions north, sourth, east, and west. The human task on earth is to keep the upper world and the underworld in balance.
The sky above is therealm of the powerful Thunderbird, whose eyse shoot out bolts of lightning and whose beating wings create thunder. The earth is the mother and procreator of life. In thewaters beneath the earth is the underworld.,where spirits also dwell. There are many symbols associated with each realm which can be seen on Native American works of art. These symbolshelp make the sources of spiritual power accessible on earth.
From "A Visitor's Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts", page 44.
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