War Shirt buckskin leather

Native American handcrafted war shirt. The artist has taken great care in crafting this shirt. Their use natural colored buckskin leather, brass elements, horse hair and beaded strips.Measuring approximately 6ft across and 4ft in length. This is a large war shirt. I comes with an inner hanging structure that allows the war shirt to hang on a large nail or hanging element. It is a perfect fit for above a large fireplace or entryway. Native American war shirts used by southwest Indian tribes are a very interesting part of American history. Worn by braves as badges of honor, they were created using elements gathered during a battle to serve as a memorial of the battle and the bravery of the warrior. Indian war shirts were often made of buckskin and then decorated extensively with accents such as beading, feathers, animal tails or even pieces of cloth and bullet cartridges, anything collected at the site. These sacred shirts were only worn by the bravest warriors of the tribe. Heavily embellished war shirts were never actually worn during combat…instead, they were only worn by the warrior during ceremonial rituals as a way to honor a warrior's tribe and recount his battle exploits