Man's Shirt Cut in European Style
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Buckskin, pigment, fur, glass beads, brass beads, iron beads, cotton cloth, pigment
DATES
late 19th century
DIMENSIONS
at shoulders: 35 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (90.2 x 52.1 cm)
at hem: 35 1/2 x 53 3/16 in. (90.2 x 135.1 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
41.866
CREDIT LINE
By exchange
PROVENANCE
Before 1941, acquired by Wendell Ter Bush of New York, NY; circa 1935, gift of Wendell Ter Bush to the Department of Religion, Columbia University, New York; September 13, 1941, purchased from Columbia University by the Brooklyn Museum, by exchange.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Man's hide shirt cut in a European style so it opens in front. It has beaded floral designs front and back and fringes along sleeves and the shirt's hem.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Red River Metis. Man's Shirt Cut in European Style, late 19th century. Buckskin, pigment, fur, glass beads, brass beads, iron beads, cotton cloth, pigment, at shoulders: 35 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (90.2 x 52.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, By exchange, 41.866. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 41.866_front_PS22.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 41.866_front_PS22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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