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Man's breech clout
Object Number 15-36-10/86548
Display Title Man's breech clout
Descriptions
Object Description Man's breech clout. Made of buckskin. Drawstring fastener. Fringed with front.
Inventory Description Breechcloth, black fabric w/ beaded floral design, fringed trim and ties.
Classification
  • Outerwear
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Wool cloth Glass beads Leather Pigment Sinew Plant fiber cordage
Dimensions Overall: 61 x 33 cm (24 x 13 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86548
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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