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Object Number
985-27-10/60394
Display Title
Plains buckskin shirt, possibly Blackfoot.Decorated w/ hair, bead, quill, fringe
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains buckskin shirt, possibly Blackfoot. Fringed and decorated w/ locks of human hair and beaded. Beaded panels at yoke in white and red shapes. Areas of beadwork down front and back and along trims in green, light blue, red and black. Tops of hair locks wrapped w/ yellow quills. 103x150 cm.
Inventory Description
Shirt, leather with beaded strip designs, fringed, human hair extensions, painte
Classification
- Shirt
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Glass, Human hair, Fabric
Dimensions
Overall: 104.8 x 150 x 1 cm (41 1/4 x 59 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60394
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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