id:			151621
accession number:	1984.1046
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1984.1046
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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

title:				Hide Shirt
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creation date:			c. 1890
creation date earliest:		1885
creation date latest:		1895
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creditline:			Bequest of David S. McMillan
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culture:	America, Native North American, Central Plains, Lakota Sioux, 19th century
technique:	hide, pigment, glass beads, human hair
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Native North American
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 97.8 x 150 cm (38 1/2 x 59 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection
	opening date:   2010-03-07T00:00:00
	<i>Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 7-May 30, 2010).

	title:		Gallery 231 - Native North American Textile Rotation
	opening date:   2019-08-27T04:00:00
	<i>Gallery 231 - Native North American Textile Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27, 2019-November 9, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Update on pre-acquisition history pending.
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	Estate of David S. McMillan, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1984
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1984-
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fun fact:
Only Lakota (Sioux) chiefs had the right to wear painted shirts, an honor they earned through bravery.

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wall 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.
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