Comanche Boy's Shirt

Ex. Wisconsin collection. The shirt is made of brain-tanned deer hide. Heavy green. blue and yellow ocher covers the entire shirt. There is abundant, blue-pigmented fringe on the arms, shoulders. and edge of the bib. There are classic Comanche “gourd” stitched beads on the chest, shoulders, cuffs and edge of the bib. The bib is further decorated with german silver buttons. There are remnants of deer hair on the lower legging chaps.