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Dakota painted and beaded hide shirt
69.54.3, right
Titles: Dakota painted and beaded hide shirt (Supplied title)
Description: A Dakota leather shirt, circa 1850. The shirt's shape is based on the natural contours of the hides and has long sleeves with a cape-like upper arm. The shirt is painted yellow on the bottom and brown and blue on the top. Bands of quill work decorate the shoulders and sleeves. The shirt was collected by Colonel John G. Clark of the 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment at Fort Rice in Dakota Territory during the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War. The shirt reportedly belonged to Chief Black Catfish of the Yankton Dakota.
Dates
- Approximately 1850 (Creation)
- Not earlier than 04/1865 - Not later than 06/1866 (Dates of service of the 50th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment.) (Discovery)
Creation
- owned/used by: Black Catfish, Chief
- collected by: Clark, John Garvin
- used by: United States, Army, Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 50th (1865-1866)
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 69.54.3
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 58 inches length
- 44 inches width
Subjects
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69.54.3, right
69.54.3, left
69.54.3, back left shoulder