Button shirt
Button shirt

Currently not on view

Button shirt,

before 1905

probably Lingít
PU 5208

Information

Title
Button shirt
Dates

before 1905

Medium
Blue and red stroud with mother of pearl and mirror buttons
Dimensions
114 × 110.5 × 29 cm (44 7/8 × 43 1/2 × 11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5208
Place Made

North America, United States, Alaska

Culture
Lingít, Native American
Type
shirts, masks (costume), ceremonial objects, clothing, costumes, performances, regalia
Materials
felt, pearl, Mirror, buttons (fasteners), wool (textile)
Techniques
sewing, appliqué
Subject
figures (representations), men

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