Shirt

Datec. 1835

MediumBuckskin, buffalo hide, porcupine quills, glass beads, pigment

DimensionsHeight by width, shoulder to shoulder: 49 x 59 inches (124.5 x 149.9 cm)

ClassificationsCostumes

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Richard A. Manoogian

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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.

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