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