Man's dyed leather shirt with beadwork / Unidentified

Essay/Description

A man's buckskin shirt, dyed yellow with long fringe, some of it dyed green. There is some beading on borders with a lazy stitch and the skin has flaps with fur still on it.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Man's dyed leather shirt with beadwork

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Kiowa (artist and user)

Date:

circa 1890

Materials/Techniques:

hide, glass, paint

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Clothing and Garments

Object Type:

Shirt

Accession No:

84.1823

Previous Number(s):

8427.1823

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Shirt:

Length: 34in. (86.4cm)
Width: 22in. (55.9cm)
Collar to Cuff: 27in. (68.6cm)
Collar to Hem: 30in. (76.2cm)
Collar to Shoulder: 7in. (17.8cm)
Shoulder to Cuff: 19in. (48.3cm)
Hem Fringe: 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)
Torso Width: 14in. (35.6cm)
Shoulder Fringe: 13in. (33.0cm)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Man's dyed leather shirt with beadwork. 84.1823. circa 1890. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/841823 (06/03/2019).

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