An early Southern Plains pony beaded war shirt constructed of trade cotton cloth, glass trade beads, and yellow ochre pigmented native tanned fringe.  This shirt dates to the 1840-50's.  Examples from this period are extremely rare.  Kiowa, Commanche, or Ute.  Presented on a professionally constructed museum mount.  Fair/good condition, contact dealer for conservation report on the cloth shirt; there are areas where the fabric is shattered and has been stabilized and backed, staining and fading, signs of ethnographic use.

Provenance:

ex. Gordon Fritz, ex. Chris Selser, ex. James Reid, ex. Michael Higgins