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Man's long breech clout of red cotton cloth. Embroidered with flower designs in silk.
Man's long breech clout of red cotton cloth. Embroidered with flower designs in silk.
Object Number 15-36-10/86556
Display Title Man's long breech clout of red cotton cloth. Embroidered with flower designs in silk.
Descriptions
Object Description Man's long breech clout of red cotton cloth. Embroidered with flower designs.
Inventory Description Breech cloth, red fabric w/ embroidered white and green floral motif.
Classification
  • Outerwear
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Cloth, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 182 x 38 cm (71 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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