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Object Number
985-27-10/60232
Display Title
Crow buckskin shirt. Decorated w/ beadwork, long tubes of weasel fur & cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
Crow buckskin shirt. Decorated w/ panels of beadwork and long tubes of weasel fur partially wrapped w/ red cloth. Beads in light blue, red, green, white, pink, yellow and dark blue. Sometimes bands of beads are alternated w/ a strip of cloth. 103.8x82.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Leather shirt, beadwork, animal tail and red cloth decoration
Classification
- Shirt
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Crow
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Leather, Fur, Bead, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 103.8 x 82.1 cm (40 7/8 x 32 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Owner
Chief Medicine Crow
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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