Shirt

NA3488

From: United States of America

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3488
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ute
Provenience United States of America
Culture Area Great Basin Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Hair | Pigment
Description

Buckskin dyed green and yellow. Slits along the sides. Fringe along the cuffs, hem and sides. Beaded bands along the arms, shoulders and down the front. Beads are blue, white, red, yellow, green and silver. Central beaded pendant below the neckline has an perimeter of beads in white, blue, yellow, red and silver. Two white fur tassels attached to the central pendant only on the front. Dark, braided hair with red dyed porcupine quills hang from the pendant, as well. Many pendants hang from the arms including white fur bound with red wool and dark hair bound with red dyed quills.

Length 118 cm
Width 160 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. L. Brennan, 1915
Other Number G521 - Other Number

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