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Shirt, fringed, green pigment & beaded band across chest, hair & fur pendants
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Object Number 985-27-10/60452.1
Display Title Shirt, fringed, green pigment & beaded band across chest, hair & fur pendants
Descriptions
Object Description Beaded leather coat, possibly from the Great Lakes or Subarctic. Lined w/ red flannel. Fringe down sleeves, sides, across back and across bottom. Floral beadwork using glassy beads up both sides of front and across back. Ties up front w/ thongs. Cuffs on sleeves. 88x12.5 cm. On visual inspection the attached dark reddish brown hair appears to be human with no scalp tissue present. The hair is 30-50 cm in length and is attached to the shirt via loops of fabric.
Inventory Description Shirt, fringed, green pigment/ beaded band across chest, hair and fur pendants
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 82 x 156 cm (32 5/16 x 61 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60452.1

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