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Traditionally, only Lakota (Sioux) head chiefs had the right to wear painted shirts, an honor they earned through sacrifice and bravery but lost by failing in their responsibilities. By the time this example was created, European Americans had confined the Lakota to reservations, and painted shirts had become the privilege of battle veterans rather than of active warriors. Family members probably donated the locks of hair, each representing a war exploit.
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Document identity
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151621
label
Hide Shirt
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object
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1
Source metadata
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151621
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object
title
Hide Shirt
description
Traditionally, only Lakota (Sioux) head chiefs had the right to wear painted shirts, an honor they earned through sacrifice and bravery but lost by failing in their responsibilities. By the time this example was created, European Americans had confined the Lakota to reservations, and painted shirts had become the privilege of battle veterans rather than of active warriors. Family members probably donated the locks of hair, each representing a war exploit.
date
c. 1890
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79935277
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Textile
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 97.8 x 150 cm (38 1/2 x 59 1/16 in.)
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America, Native North American, Central Plains, Lakota Sioux, 19th century
accession
1984.1046
Source extras
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hide, pigment, glass beads, human hair
tombstone
Hide Shirt, c. 1890. America, Native North American, Central Plains, Lakota Sioux, 19th century. Hide, pigment, glass beads, human hair; overall: 97.8 x 150 cm (38 1/2 x 59 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of David S. McMillan, 1984.1046
collection
T - Native North American
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1029.33
didYouKnow
Only Lakota (Sioux) chiefs had the right to wear painted shirts, an honor they earned through bravery.
creditline
Bequest of David S. McMillan
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2026-05-29 07:50:18.397000
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151621
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Textiles
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T - Native North American
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hide, pigment, glass beads, human hair
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1
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0
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photo
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