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Man's Shirt
Not on view
Materials acquired through trade predominate in this otherwise traditional shirt. Hudson’s Bay red wool cloth forms the body, and European glass beads are used to embroider the ornamental strips. However, the garment is open at the sides, as was common with earlier animal-skin war shirts. Typical beaded rosettes at the centers of the front and back symbolize the sun and moon. The use of weasel-fur fringe indicates the shirt was made for a proven war veteran.
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