ermine skin
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Art & Architecture Thesaurus\MATERIALS FACET\Materials\materials\materials by origin\biological material\animal material\collagenous material\skin (collagenous material)\skin by animal\
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fort Reno Ledger Drawing, 1887
Item — Folder Unknown: [Barcode: 251.Unknown]
Identifier: 4526.11.92
Description
A Cheyenne man wearing a war shirt decorated in beadwork strips and eagle feathers and an eagle feather bonnet with ermine skins, counts coup on his opponent as he fires his weapon. His horse has been readied for battle with paintings on his rear, flank, and chest, a scalp and eagle feather hanging from his chin, and his tail tied with a red wool cloth strip. The horse carries a painted and feathered warrior's society sash. From the article: Preserving History in the Southern...
Dates:
1887