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Eastern Woodlands, skin robe, colored black and ornamented with porcupine quill
Eastern Woodlands, skin robe, colored black and ornamented with porcupine quill
Object Number 2004.24.18736
Display Title Eastern Woodlands, skin robe, colored black and ornamented with porcupine quill
Descriptions
Object Description Eastern Woodlands, Skin Robe -- Colored black and ornamented with porcupine quill. Frederick P. Orchard. N. America. Iroquois.
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • Studio
  • Clothing and Accessory
Subject
  • Black
  • Ornament
  • Robe
  • Quill
  • Porcupine
  • Skin
Department Photographic
Date 1947
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Iroquois
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)

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