Hide shirt with beaded geometric designs and fringe / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Jacket of Anglo-American influence with two loom beaded strips attached on the shoulders. It was likely made to be sold to Anglo-Americans.

Tags: loom beadwork, leather jacket
People: Possibly Plains or Anglo-American
Places: Plains
Purpose: commercial sale

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Hide shirt with beaded geometric designs and fringe

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Plains

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

hide, glass

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Shirt

Accession No:

84.1772

Previous Number(s):

8427.1772

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Shirt:

Arm Fringe: 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)
Collar to Hem: 29 3/4in. (75.6cm)
Shoulder to Cuff: 24in. (61.0cm)
Shoulder to Shoulder: 20in. (50.8cm)

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Unknown. Hide shirt with beaded geometric designs and fringe. 84.1772. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/841772 (10/21/2019).

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