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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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