A Sioux quilled war shirt
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A Sioux quilled war shirt
A two-hide poncho-style garment, open at the sides, quilled bands across the shoulders and down the sleeves, a quilled bib below the neck front and back, suspending fringe, small mammal pelts and an array of ermine strips, rows of tadpole motifs painted on the ochre-stained hide.
length 30in
Sold for US$ 50,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    ex-Paul Dyck Collection

Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American

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