Shirt
Datec. 1835
MediumBuckskin, buffalo hide, porcupine quills, glass beads, pigment
ClassificationsCostumes
DimensionsHeight by width, shoulder to shoulder: 49 x 59 inches (124.5 x 149.9 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Richard A. Manoogian
Terms
Object number1988.44
DescriptionMan's shirt constructed of supple, pale deerskin painted with repetitive half-figures and ceremonial pipe motifs in black and red. Bands of plaited quillwork of yellow, purple, orange and green, bordered with rows of blue pony beads, ornament the arms and shoulder. The broad, fringed neckflap is outlined with a narrow strip of blue and white pony beads.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 5
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