War Shirt
| Title | War Shirt |
|---|---|
| Artist | Artist unknown (Upper Missouri River Tribe) Missouri |
| Date | 1830–40 19th century |
| Medium | Deer hide, ermine tails, glass pony beads, hair, porcupine quills, and trade cloth |
| Classification | shirt |
| Origin | Missouri Missouri |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Frederick W. Renshaw, Ada Turnbull Hertle, and Curator's Discretionary funds; purchased with funds provided by the Donnelley Foundation, Cynthia and Terry E. Perucca, and Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr.; African and Amerindian Art Small Gifts Fund; Arnold Crane Endowment; African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund; David Soltker and Irving Dobkin endowments |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“War Shirt” is a work by Artist unknown (Upper Missouri River Tribe) Missouri, dated 1830–40. It is executed in deer hide, ermine tails, glass pony beads, hair, porcupine quills, and trade cloth and classified as shirt. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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