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Object Number
41-55-10/23342
Display Title
Adult amaut (outer garment) - fur inside and out with red and white decoration.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Amaut
Inventory Description
Coat, inner and outer layers, sealskin w/ patchwork white and red borders, ornam
Classification
- Coat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms
Greenland, Southern
Materials
Hide, Seal fur, Caribou fur, Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 100 x 69 x 18 cm (39 3/8 x 27 3/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-55-10/23342
Provenance
Collector
Mr. A. E. Porsild
(? - 1941)
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