Shirt

1860s - 1870s

Culture

Uncertain: Metis | Blackfeet

Country

Canada

Object

shirt

Medium

Hide, bird quill, horse hair, wool, human hair, brass beads and glass beads

Accession Number

2015.289

Credit Line

Gift of W.B. "Dub" and Maxine Blankenship

Cree or Blackfeet artist, Shirt, 1860s-1870s. Hide, bird quill, horse hair, human hair, brass beads, and glass beads; 44½ x 60 in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of W.B. "Dub" and Maxine Blankenship, 2015.289

Dimensions

height: 44 1/2 in, 113.0300 cm; width: 60 in, 152.4000 cm

Department

Native Arts

Collection

Indigenous Arts of North America

Known Provenance

Purchased by John Young-Hunter [1874-1955], probably at Crow Agency, MT, 1915-1920; Passed onto Eve Young-Hunter, before 1955; Purchased by Wesley B. (Dub) Blankenship (1924-2005), about 1955; Inherited by sons Bruce, Terry, and Steve Blankenship (TSB Resources), 2005; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 28 September 2015.

Exhibition History

"Shaping America," Brigham Young Museum of Art, Provo, Utah, 3/22/2013-3/24/2018