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Model of man by S. J. Guernsey
Object Number 14-43-10/86005
Display Title Model of man by S. J. Guernsey
Descriptions
Inventory Description Manikin, wearing fringed and beaded leather shirt and leggings, only one hand and one mitten - both proper right - three beaded hair bands, one of which surrounds feathers and resin at back of wig
Classification
  • Model
Department Ethnographic
Artist Samuel J. Guernsey (1913)
Culture
  • Kutchin
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Canada
Materials Mannequin , Wood , Plaster , Paint , Steel , wood wool-excelsior , Jute , Fabric , Twine
Dimensions Overall: 173 × 51 × 30 cm (68 1/8 × 20 1/16 × 11 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2003.1.162; 2091; At######an / IV; 14-43-10/86005
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1914
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Seller Samuel J. Guernsey (1914)

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