Ghost Dance shirt (Image withheld)
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- Date created
- circa 1900
- Culture/People
- probably Kiowa (attributed)
- Previous owner
- John Pearson, Non-Indian, 1859-1944
- Mae E. Comstock (Eliza Mae Pearson/Mrs. William George Comstock), Non-Indian, 1902-1994
- Dr. John P. Comstock, Non-Indian
- Donor
- Dr. John P. Comstock, Non-Indian
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of John Pearson (1859-1944, of Mountain View, Oklahoma); inherited by his daughter Mae E. Comstock (Mrs. William George Comstock, 1902-1994); subsequently inherited by her son, Dr. John P. Comstock (of Santa Fe, New Mexico); donated to NMAI by Dr. John P. Comstock in 2005.
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- Place
- Oklahoma; USA
- See related items
- Kiowa
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 26/5456
- Barcode
- 265456.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Ghost Dance shirt (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Muslin, wool cloth, feather/feathers, animal bone, porcupine quills, brass beads
- Techniques
- Sewn, dyed, quill-wrapped (flat)
- Dimensions
- 76.2 x 61 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_281683