Hide Shirt with Beadwork NMAI #102990.000] Baleiíttaashtee
Peggy White WellKnown Buffalo
Description:
Hide shirt with fringe and beadwork on shoulders and chest. The red, white and blue beadwork ornamentation on the chest includes strains of hair. Shoulder ornamentation uses yellow, red, dark blue, and light blue beads. Blue and red paint decorations overall. Long white ermine fur fringe with red elements attached. Peggy Wellknown Buffalo is heard speaking in the Crow language in the video.
Culture or Community:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Other Forms:
Date of Creation:
pre-1920
Physical Details:
Hide, glass bead/beads, paint, hair, fur, wool cloth
Catalog Number:
NMAI Cat. #102990
External Links:
Provenance:
National Museum of American Indian record: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Dr. William Clark Barnard (1870-1945, of Seneca, Missouri) ; purchased by MAI from Dr. Barnard in 1920.
Citation:
Hide shirt with beadwork, pre-1920. National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution (Cat. #102990). Video by Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo and Susie Kelly, 2005.
Creators:
Peggy White Wellknown Buffalo Susie Kelly
Keywords:
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)
Beadwork
Crow Indians
Paint
Yellow
Baleiíttaashtee
Blue
Fringe
Red
material-culture
Barnard
Cloth
Hide
Sewn
William Clark (1870-1945)
Clothing
Men
Shirt