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Man's Shirt
Not on view
An impressive war record is represented on this shirt. Pipes on the front refer to the owner’s leadership of eight war parties, while half-figures depict slain enemies. On the back, eleven pipes and ten half-figures appear. The beaded garment—with both quillwork and an elaborate fringe of human and yellow-dyed horsehair—displays the diverse materials used on regalia produced during this period. Thomas Twiss, an Indian agent in the region of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, from 1855 to 1860, may have commissioned the shirt.
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