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Bed mat of caribous skin.
Bed mat of caribous skin.
Object Number 15-36-10/86616
Display Title Bed mat of caribous skin.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Animal skin blanket, possibly caribou
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Caribou fur
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 111 x 81 cm (5 7/8 x 43 11/16 x 31 7/8 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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