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Woman's Blouse

Woman's Blouse, ca. 1890

  • Potawatomi, Native American

Cotton, german silver and ribbon

  • Overall (width measured at shoulder): 22 × 21 5/8 inches (55.9 × 54.9 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

81.212

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

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)

Potawatomi, Native American, Woman's Blouse, ca. 1890, cotton, German silver and ribbon. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.212.

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