War Shirt

45-15-1344

From: Great Plains (Plain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 45-15-1344
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Plains Indian
Provenience Great Plains (Plain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Pigment
Description

Early open-style shirt. Buckskin, painted down each side of front and back with a row of six gunstocks. On the front and back of each sleeve are rows of 3 mask-like faces. Bead or quilled strips have been removed from shoulders and front and back. Soiled.

Length 75 cm
Width 160 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945

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