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War shirt (part of ceremonial dress)
War shirt (part of ceremonial dress)
Object Number 97-12-10/50825.1
Display Title War shirt (part of ceremonial dress)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shirt, leather, quill, ermine fur/feather fringe w/ brass bells - neck and arms,
Classification
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siksika
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Alberta
Materials Leather, Ermine fur, Felt, Glass, Quill, Pigment, Brass, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 39 x 26 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50825
Provenance
Collector Robert Nathanial Wilson (1894)
Donor Robert Nathanial Wilson (1897)

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