Shirt Item Number: 30.799 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This shirt is part of Frank Hamilton Cushing's legendary Zuni outfit. Cushing was sent to Zuni in 1879 as part of the Bureau of Ethnology's collecting expedition. He chose to remain in Zuni, adopted Zuni dress and customs, learned the language and became a memebr of the bow priesthood. See "Objects of Myth and Memoery catalogue," pp. 143-144.
Credit Line
Estate of Stewart Culin, Museum Purchase
Item History
- Made between 1880 and 1889
What
- Name
- Shirt
- Identification Number
- 30.799
- Type of Item
- shirt
- Material
- handspun wool, commercial yarn and silver button
- Overall
- length 26.0 in, width 58.0 in
Who
- Culture
- She-we-na
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1880 and 1889
Other
- Classification
- Clothing