Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8308012

Category: Shirt

Region: Plateau

Tribe: Flathead - Nez Percé?

Period: 1825-1850

Materials: Native tanned deerskin; white and black glass pony beads; red ochre paint.

Description: Punctured shirt characterized by decoration produced by cutting numerous rows of holes out of hide. Simple and minimal pony bead decoration on sleeves. Plain neck tabs (with traces of red wool cloth decoration) with fringe. Overall red ochre paint.

Dimensions: Length 24.5 inches 59.8 cm

Provenance:

Alexander Gallery
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

Exhibitions:

Akicita, The Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, May 17, 1983 - July 10, 1983
Splendid Heritage, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, February 10, 2009 - March 1, 2010
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wy, May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Mo, Febuary 12, 2010 - April 24, 2010

References:

Warnock, John and Marva Warnock, eds, Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2009, pp 109

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