Chief's Warrior Shirt

Blackfoot, Piegan

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Caption

Blackfoot, Piegan. Chief's Warrior Shirt, early 19th century. Hide, quills, hair, beads, pigment, cloth, cotton thread, 44 x 69 1/4 in. (111.8 x 175.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.5a. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Chief's Warrior Shirt

Date

early 19th century

Geography

Possible place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States, Place made: North America, Possible place collected: Upper Missouri, Missouri, United States

Medium

Hide, quills, hair, beads, pigment, cloth, cotton thread

Classification

Clothing

Dimensions

44 x 69 1/4 in. (111.8 x 175.9 cm)

Credit Line

Henry L. Batterman Fund and Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Accession Number

50.67.5a

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