Man's Shirt
CultureTlingit, Southeast Alaska
Dateca. 1900
MediumWool and cotton cloth, glass beads, and silk ribbon
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 48 inches (91.44 × 121.92 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Donald D. Jones
Object number2001.3.92
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DescriptionA red wool tunic with beadwork on the cuffs, across the shoulders, and down the front.Gallery LabelLate in the 19th century, Tlingit dancers began wearing bead-decorated clothing and ornaments based on a style derived from interior Athapaskan neighbors to the east. Woolen cloth was utilized as the foundation of flat bags with tabs, dance collars and bibs and tunics such as this. These striking garments were constructed with contrasting panels on the lower borders, cuffs and yokes, which were embroidered with abstract floral and curvilinear beaded motifs. This shirt is further elaborated with a pair of solidly beaded clan crest figures representing woodworms.
Torrence, 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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