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Object Number
985-27-10/60237
Display Title
Shirt made from 2 wolf skins
Descriptions
Object Description
Shirt made from 2 wolf skins. Trimmed w/ red and white flannel. Some beadwork in white, green and blue, using an older type of bead. Scalp locks on shoulder and front. 112.3x80.4 cm.
Several locks of hair including human hair and horse hair are attached on both shoulders. On visual inspection no human scalp tissue is present.
Inventory Description
Shirt, hide, fur, human hair decoration, red felt trim with glass and bead decor
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Omaha
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Hide, Fur, Hair, Glass, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 73 x 82 cm (28 3/4 x 32 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60237
Provenance
Owner
Yellow Smoke
(? - ?)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60239 | Shirt |
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|
United States
| |
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| |
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|
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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Ornament
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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United States
| |
|
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|
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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Ornament
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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| |
|
Media Restricted
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|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Shirt
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
North America
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 42-22-10/24670 | Doll |
Doll
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United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
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Shaft, modified
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|