SHIRT

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

143-3555 Back: Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.; Resolution: auto 72 dp
143-3555 Back

Copyright: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.; Resolution: auto 72 dp

Name/Title

SHIRT

Entry/Object ID

143/3555

Description

GHOST DANCE SHIRT/BEADED/FRINGED/PAINTED GEO DES Index reads: "War shirt - buckskin painted hands and star, fringed, bead and feather ornamentation"

Context

THERE COULD BE SOME CONTROVERSY ON THIS AS THIS ACCESSION NUMBER WAS ORIGINALLY LISTED AS A WARSHIRT NOT GHOST DANCE SHIRT.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin
Native American

Notes

The Index does not indicate affiliation.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shirt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Parts

Count

1

Material

BUCKSKIN, FEATHERS, BEADWORK

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Two Ghost Dance Shirts in the collection, one Harry George purchased from N.E. Carter, the other was offered by Jordan but not sure if it was purchased by George. SBE 01-12-2023