Decorated Shirt

Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux; or Red River Metis

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Caption

Yanktonai, Nakota, Sioux; or Red River Metis. Decorated Shirt, early 19th century. Buckskin, porcupine quills, glass beads, pigment, sinew, 59 x 41 x 16 in. (149.9 x 104.1 x 40.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.3a. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Decorated Shirt

Date

early 19th century

Geography

Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States

Medium

Buckskin, porcupine quills, glass beads, pigment, sinew

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

59 x 41 x 16 in. (149.9 x 104.1 x 40.6 cm)

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Accession Number

50.67.3a

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