Lakota Sioux Native Warshirt

Lakota Sioux Reproduction Warshirt by Chuck Reddick

Approx. Size: 5' W x 3'7 W

Chuck Reddick meticulously creates each piece using only traditional methods and materials. His dyes are from plants and minerals such as red from prickly pear juice, yellow from Mormon tea and purple from sweetgrass. Many of his beads are antique trade beads. One of the shirts he has made is a Yankton Sioux/Cheyenne Warrior Shirt and Breastplate whose source material was a George Catlin painting of Grey Wolf, one of the chiefs who met with Lewis and Clark on their 1804 trip. It took five deer hides, "aged" with stain from walnut shells, to create it. Hailstone markings (a symbol of strength) are painted onto the shirt. Forty-two black human-hair ties are attached with red trade wool, each tie representing a kill. Approximately 6500 seed beads are sewn onto the shirt using the early "lazy stitch," with approximately 100 beads filling a square inch. Round brass buttons from old high-button shoes, discs from red-line turtle shells and black bear claws complete the authentic look.

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  This Warshirt is offered online exclusively from Black Arrow Indian Art Gallery. 1.800.621.6668