Chilkat shirt
late 1800s
Artist
- Attributed to
- Cora Benson (Deinkul.at), Tlingit
Culture
Tlingit or Chilkat
Country
United States
shirt
Dyed mountain goat wool and cedar bark
Native Arts acquisition funds
1936.297
Attributed to Cora Benson, Deinkul.at, (Tlingit), Chilkat shirt, late 1800s. Dyed mountain goat wool and cedar bark; 52 (length) x 25½ (width at bottom) in. Denver Art Museum: Purchase from Axel Rasmussen, 1936.297
Dimensions
length: 52 in, 132.08 cm; width: 25 1/2 in, 64.77 cm; sleeve length: 22 in, 55.88 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
Purchased 1936 from Axel Rasmussen by the Denver Art Museum
