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Spectacle eider duck coat. HCS is on bottom right of photo
Spectacle eider duck coat. HCS is on bottom right of photo
Object Number 2004.29.2867
Display Title Spectacle eider duck coat. HCS is on bottom right of photo
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Eskimo (Eskimauan) Eskimo Spectacle Eider duck coat. Whalen, Siberia. Gift of Dr. Harely Stamp. Philadelphia, Pa.
Keywords
  • Clothing and Accessory
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • coat
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Siberian Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Additional Geographic Terms Western Arctic; Whalen
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 15.24 cm (5 x 6 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Harley Stamp

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