War Shirt
| Object Number: | 38251A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Mandan |
| Provenience: | United States of America North Dakota |
| Culture Area: | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Date Made: | early 19th century |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1830 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Deerskin Porcupine Quill Human Hair Horsehair Bead Sinew Pigment |
| Height: | 102.01 cm |
| Width: | 154.94 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Thomas B. Donaldson; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1901 |
Description
Buckskin with bands of quill work across shoulders and down sleeves, with long cut leather fringe, among which are scalp locks at sleeve.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] Williams, Lucy F. 2003. Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 63, pl. 67 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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