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Object Number
985-27-10/60238
Display Title
Sioux war shirt. Painted in blue and red.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux shirt. Painted in blue and red. Large rectangles of blue or pink w/ a blue, red or green beaded border. Beadwork is done on hide panels which are then attached to shirt. Strips of ermine hang off shirt, partially wrapped w/ red cloth w/ light blue beadwork. 82.9x60.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Leather shirt, beadwork, animal tail, hair and red cloth decorations
Classification
- Raw Material
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 57 x 84 cm (22 7/16 x 33 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Provenance
Chief Crazy Horse
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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