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Object Number
985-27-10/60414
Display Title
Shoshone shirt. Hide w/ flannel around collar, beading, ermine skin.
Descriptions
Object Description
Shoshone shirt. Hide w/ flannel around collar. Beaded rectangle just below from which 3 ermine skins hang. Beadwork on red cloth. Beaded panels down sleeves and down either side of chest. White ground w/ red Maltese crosses and triangles. Strips of ermine skin hang from sleeves. 85x73 cm. Probaby belonged to a doctor/medicine man.
Inventory Description
Shirt, beaded strips on leather, fabric collar, ermine extensions, worn
Classification
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Shoshone
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 85 x 73 x 1 cm (33 7/16 x 28 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/60414
Provenance
Collector
Jacob Paxson Temple
(01/01/1900-01/01/1920)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1985)
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