Hide Shirt [Baleiíttaashtee] and Leggings With Beadwork [NMAI #012597.000]
Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo
Description:
Painted hide shirt and leggings with lazy/lane stitch beadwork. The shirt has long fringe on the sleeves, and red and white beaded ornamentation on the chest and shoulders. The leggings have long fringe and black, purple, and white beadwork down the insides of the legs. (Only the leggings are visible in the video.)
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Date of Creation:
early to mid-1800s
Physical Details:
Hide, glass bead/beads
Catalog Number:
NMAI Cat. #012597
External Links:
Provenance:
National Museum of American Indian record: Collected by magazine illustrator William de la Montagne Cary (1840-1922), who travelled in the West in 1861 and 1874; purchased by George Heye from William de la Montagne Cary in 1907.
Citation:
Hide shirt and leggings with beadwork, early to mid-1800s. National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Cat. #012597). Video by Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo and Susie Kelly, 2005.
Creators:
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly
Keywords:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Cary
Hide
Purple
Video
Baleiíttaashtee
W.M. (1840-1922)
Leggings
Red
White
Beadwork
Clothing
Men
Sewn
material-culture
Black
Fringe
Paint
Shirt