Chilkat (Naaxein) Shirt

Chilkat (Naaxein) Shirt

About 1890

 Clara Newman Benson (Deinkhul.át), (Tlingit), Alaska, Chilkat (Naaxein) Shirt, 1910. Wool, dye, and cedar bark. Denver Art Museum: Native Arts acquisition fund, 1936.297.

Artist
Attributed to
Cora Benson (Deinkul.at), Tlingit
Culture
Tlingit | Chilkat
Locale
Alaska
Country
United States
Object
shirt
Medium
Dyed mountain goat wool and cedar bark
Dimensions
height: 49 in, 124.46 cm; width: 38 in, 96.52 cm; depth: 22 in, 55.88 cm; length: 52 in, 132.08 cm; width: 25 1/2 in, 64.77 cm; sleeve length: 22 in, 55.88 cm
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Accession Number
1936.297
Known Provenance
Made by the artist, Southeastern Alaska, late 1800s; William Benson, by descent, before 1935; purchased by Axel Rasmussen, Wrangell, AK, before 1936; purchased by the Denver Art Museum, 28 December 1936.

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