Ghost Dance Shirt [NMAI 101093.000] Baleiittaashtee
Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo
Description:
A brownish-red hide shirt with red and blue dye patterns decorating the exterior of the shirt. Bells dangle from the waist of the shirt, as well as the upper shoulders and collar. Leather fringe hangs from the bottom of the shirt and hangs off of the bells. Peggy WellKnown Buffalo and Tilton Old Bull can be heard discussing the shirt in the video.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Date of Creation:
1920
Physical Details:
Canvas, wool cloth, paint, feather/feathers, metal bell/bells
Catalog Number:
NMAI Cat. #101093
External Links:
Provenance:
National Museum of American Indian: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1920.
Citation:
Ghost Dance Shirt. National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Cat. #101093). Video by Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo and Susie Kelly, 2005.
Creators:
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly
Keywords:
1900s
Beadwork
Clothing
Fringe
Tilton (Apsáalooke)
Video
1920
Bells
Crow Indian Reservation
Hide
Red
image
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Blue
Crow Indians
Leather
Sewing
Baleiíttaashtee
Cloth
Feathers
Old Bull
Sewn