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Object Number
09-8-10/75036
Display Title
Ghost Dance shirt from the Battle of Wounded Knee
Descriptions
Object Description
Ghost Dance shirt from the Battle of Wounded Knee. Thunderbird and crescent on front. Has eagle feathers, thunderbird, crescent moon, and full moon. Probably a dress.
Inventory Description
Shirt, Ghost dance symbols painted on fabric, fringed, feathers
Classification
- Shirt
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Fabric, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 125 x 99 cm (49 3/16 x 39 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
75036
Provenance
Collector
Rev. J. W. Millar
(1895-1909)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1909)
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