Chilkat (Naaxein) Shirt
About 1890
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
Accession Number
1936.297
Credit Line
Native Arts acquisition funds
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.
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
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
Made by the artist, Southeastern Alaska, late 1800s; Passed onto her son, William Benson, before 1935; Purchased by Axel Rasmussen, Wrangel, AK, before 1936; Purchased by the Denver Art Museum, 28 December 1936.
