DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Weasel-tail shirt and leggings
NameJacket and leggings
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureBlackfoot
Datec. 1895
Place madeMontana, United States, North America
Place madeAlberta, Canada, North America
MediumLeather, glass beads, brass beads, ermine tails, feathers, paint, wool
DimensionsShirt: 37 × 65 3/8 in. (94 × 166 cm)
Shirt, across sleeves: 66 9/16 in. (169 cm)
Leggings: 34 1/16 × 12 in. (86.5 × 30.5 cm)
Shirt, across sleeves: 66 9/16 in. (169 cm)
Leggings: 34 1/16 × 12 in. (86.5 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.1.936 A-C AW
Object numberA.1955.1.936 A-C AW
DescriptionRed, white, blue beading, round medallion at chest. Painted polliwog motif, brass beading and many ermine tails and full skins, red feathers, leggings to match. Leggings are 86.5 cm x 30.5 cm.
1880 - 1910
c.1910
