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Man's Shirt

Man's Shirt, ca. 1890

  • Potawatomi, Native American

Cotton print fabric, beads, ribbon, wool and plant fiber

  • Overall: 31 1/2 inches (80 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

81.430

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]

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

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

possibly Potawatomi, Native American, Man's Shirt, ca. 1890, cotton print fabric, beads, ribbon, wool and plant fiber. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.430.

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