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Canvas Ghost Dance shirt, painted
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Object Number 971-16-10/51302
Display Title Canvas Ghost Dance shirt, painted
Descriptions
Object Description Canvas Ghost Dance shirt, painted. Rawhide crescent hanging from right sleeve; calico cloth hanging from left sleeve.
Inventory Description Shirt, ghost dance, crescent and triangle motifs, bundles/feathers attached, fri
Classification
  • Shaft, modified
  • Shirt
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kansa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas?
Additional Geographic Terms Kansas Indian Territory?
Materials Cotton, Feather, Leather, Pigment, Fabric
Dimensions Overall: 96.8 x 164 x 2 cm (38 1/8 x 64 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-16-10/51302
Provenance
Collector Earl W. Spencer (1880-1890)
Donor Peter Richardson (06/01/1971)

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