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Leadership Shirt

1860–65
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Leadership Shirt
  • Date: 1860–65
  • Geography: Object place North Dakota or South Dakota, United States
  • Culture: Arikara
  • Medium: Native-tanned skin, pigment, quill, hair, ermine, feathers, silk
  • Dimensions: H. 39 x W. 53 in. (99.1 x 134.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.154.11
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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