Lot 578

20th Century Polychrome Painted Dance Shirt

Estimate: $400 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
The lot features a tanned hide leather dance shirt with polychrome painted design with beaded and rolled metal cone fringes down the center. The shirt shows red, blue, yellow, white and black outlined paint showing two hands and a spotted design. The beads across the front on the fringes show hand formed Agate stone beads, wood beads, dark stone beads, metal beads and rolled metal cones. The shoulder trim, bottom edge of the arm and bottom edge of the shirt shows thin hand cut fringes. The shirt displays well. The shirt is from the 20th Century, likely from the mid-to-late. Measures overall 74"W by 35"L (21"W from shoulder to shoulder seem).