Art Institute of Chicago
War Shirt
Artist unknown (Upper Missouri River Tribe)
- Date
- 1830–40
- Medium
- Deer hide, ermine tails, glass pony beads, hair, porcupine quills, and trade cloth
- Culture
- Missouri
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Equipped with powerful symbols and emblems, war shirts expressed the wearer's authority and status, and also served as his protective spiritual armor in battle.
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- Object type
- AAT300209261
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