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Object Number
15-36-10/86604
Display Title
'Poncho' of buckskin trimmed with owl feathers. Horned owl skins sewn on back.
Descriptions
Object Description
'Poncho' of buckskin trimmed with owl feathers. Horned owl skins sewn on back.
Inventory Description
Bird 'poncho', leather strips with hole for neck, 2 owls sewn on either side.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Outerwear
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Leather Horned owl feather
Dimensions
Overall: 130 x 69 cm (51 3/16 x 27 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86604
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller
James A. Teit
(?)
Collector
James A. Teit
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