War Shirt
CultureInterior Salish, Washington
Dateca. 1865
MediumNative tanned leather, ermine skin, glass beads, wool cloth, natural porcupine quills, and native pigment
DimensionsOverall: 39 × 66 inches (99.06 × 167.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joanne and Lee Lyon
Object number2012.27.10
InscribedWritten in ink under the front beadwork flap: “1311/67A”
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DescriptionPale leather shirt with blue pigment and native leather and ermine fringe.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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