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Grisly bear skin mat
Object Number 15-36-10/86615
Display Title Grisly bear skin mat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, bear skin and fur (Grizzly bear), stitched at corner, mended
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Bear hide
Dimensions Overall: 79 x 37 x 14.3 cm (31 1/8 x 14 9/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86615
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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