Man's Shirt Cut in European Style Item Number: 41.866 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Consultants agreed this shirt was probably Metis or Santee (Eastern Sioux) made in the late 1800s. Style derived from Red River Métis sometimes called Eastern Sioux or Crow. Beadwork has long, spidery look i.e. Crow design where the flower sets in. So may be a mix- Métis inspired Eastern Sioux or Crow. Collar was originally navy blue now faded. The shirt might have been made for army personnel, as this was a popular souvenir to acquire.
Credit Line
By exchange
Item History
- Made between 1900 and 1925
What
- Name
- Man's Shirt Cut in European Style
- Identification Number
- 41.866
- Type of Item
- shirt, cut and man
- Material
- buckskin, pigment, fur, colored glass, gilt, silver metal and cotton cloth
- Measurements
- “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)” ?
Who
- Culture
- Red River Metis, Santee, Sioux, Crow and Eastern
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1925
Other
- Classification
- Clothing