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Object Number
41-55-10/23343
Display Title
Child's amaut (outer garment) of fur with orange and white decoration.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Amaut
Inventory Description
Coat, sealskin with patchworked borders in white and orange, small size
Classification
- Coat
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- West Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms
Greenland, Southern
Materials
Hide, Seal fur
Dimensions
Overall: 89 x 52 cm (35 1/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-55-10/23343
Provenance
Collector
Mr. A. E. Porsild
(? - 1941)
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