THIS REPLICA IS BASED ON BLACKBIRD'S WAR SHIRT WITH A LARGER MEDALLION. This is the back of the shirt. The front is similar with a green medallion.
NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s set a new record (for the original shirt) in May 2011 for a piece of American Indian Art at auction when an Oglala Sioux Beaded and Fringed Hide War Shirt which once belonged to the famous and celebrated Sioux Chief, Black Bird sold to an anonymous buyer for $2,658,500 (est. $250/350,000). http://nativeartstrading.com/
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