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Breechcloth, ca. 1890

  • Winnebago, Native American

Wool, ribbon, and beads

  • Overall: 14 5/8 × 19 inches (37.1 × 48.3 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

81.180

Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]

purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA)

1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

The American Indian, the American Flag. Exh. cat., Flint Institute of Arts. Flint, MI, 1975, p. 118, no. 149 (ill.).

Winnebago, Native American, Breechcloth, ca. 1890, wool, ribbon, and beads. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.180.