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Moose hide armor, belongs with 05-7-10/64529 (probably)
Moose hide armor, belongs with 05-7-10/64529 (probably)
Object Number 05-7-10/64769
Display Title Moose hide armor, belongs with 05-7-10/64529 (probably)
Descriptions
Object Description Moose hide armor, belongs with 05-7-10/64529 (probably); sleeveless garment worn under slat armour. Reinforced interior panels over left chest (heart). Sewn collar. Front panels joined with 3 wooden buttons. Lashed to surface with skin loops on opposite side. 61 cm collar to hem; 53 cm w armhole to armhole.
Inventory Description Leather armor vest, with wood buttons and leather loops.
Classification
  • Armor
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Moose hide, Wood, Thread
Dimensions Overall: 76.5 x 57.5 x 5 cm (30 1/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 05-7-10/64769
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (?)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (1905)

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