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Object Number
985-27-10/60433A
Display Title
Blackfoot beaded shirt.
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded shirt from set: Blackfoot beaded shirt and legging. Panels of spotstitch beadwork down sleeves and front. Tubes of ermine fur on each sleeve. Pairs of brass bells at base of ermine strips. Rosette of beads. Red cloth trim. B is1 legging w/ ermine strip w/ 2 brass bells. Shirt: 77.5x80 cm.; Legging: 85.6x41 cm.
Inventory Description
Leather shirt, geometric beadwork, animal tails, bells, red cloth, feathers.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Shirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Montana?
Materials
Leather, Bead, Fur, Feather, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 77.5 x 80 cm (30 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60433A; 24259
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
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