War Shirt
45-15-1344
From: Great Plains (Plain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 45-15-1344 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Plains Indian |
| Provenience | Great Plains (Plain) |
| Culture Area | Great Plains Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Hide | Pigment |
| Description | Early open-style shirt. Buckskin, painted down each side of front and back with a row of six gunstocks. On the front and back of each sleeve are rows of 3 mask-like faces. Bead or quilled strips have been removed from shoulders and front and back. Soiled. |
| Length | 75 cm |
| Width | 160 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Mrs. Owen Stephens, 1945 |
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