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Object Number
08-7-10/72884
Display Title
Shaman's skirt
Descriptions
Object Description
Shaman's skirt; shape resembles chilkat blanket. Fringed garment constructed from single piece of skin, double over at waist. Thong fastenings on both sides, tie at back. Stylized bird, animal and human motifs painted on front and sides.
Inventory Description
Apron, painted abstract human and animal motifs, leather ties, fringed
Classification
- Apron
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1700-1799?
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 64.4 x 102.7 cm (25 3/8 x 40 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
08-7-10/72884; 1/2493 [crossed out]
Credit Line
Exchange with George Gustav Heye, 1908
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
George Gustav Heye
(1908)
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