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Man's belt of black bear skin with 13 eagle feathers. Buckskin ties in front.
Man's belt of black bear skin with 13 eagle feathers. Buckskin ties in front.
Object Number 15-36-10/86597
Display Title Man's belt of black bear skin with 13 eagle feathers. Buckskin ties in front.
Descriptions
Object Description Man's belt of black bear skin. Buckskin ties in front. Ornamented with 13 eagle feathers.
Inventory Description Belt, band of bear fur with leather ties, eagle feathers sewn on.
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Bear fur, Leather, Eagle feather
Dimensions Overall: 44.5 x 82.5 cm (17 1/2 x 32 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86597
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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