Man's shirt

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Date created: 1845-1855

Culture/People: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)
Previous owner: Chief Spotted Tail (Sinte Gleska/Sinte-galeshka/Cin-te-gi-le-ska/Tshin-Tah-Ge-Las-Kah), Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux), 1823-1881; Brigadier General Charles G. Sawtelle, Non-Indian, 1834-1913; Captain Edmund Munroe Sawtelle, Non-Indian, 1891-1947
Seller: Captain Edmund Munroe Sawtelle, Non-Indian, 1891-1947

Collection History: Formerly owned by Chief Spotted Tail (Sinte Gleska, Sicangu Lakota, 1823-1881); acquired from him by Charles G. Sawtelle (1834-1913, then a second lieutenant in the US Army's 6th Infantry and later a brigadier general) shortly after Spotted Tail surrendered at Fort Laramie in 1855; purchased by MAI from General Sawtelle's son Captain Edmund Munroe Sawtelle (1891-1947) in 1930.
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Place: Wyoming, South Dakota; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux); Clothing/Garments

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 17/6694
Barcode: 176694.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments

Object Name: Man's shirt
Media/Materials: Hide, porcupine quills, glass bead/beads, human hair, horsehair, dye/dyes, sinew
Techniques: Sewn, quill-netted, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, wrapped
Dimensions: 156 x 91 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aef6a6ed-5209-4a59-b332-230598d103b8

Record ID: NMAI_189195