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Object Number 20-9-10/87562
Display Title Coat made from Chilkat blanket, one side beaded
Descriptions
Object Description Coat made from Chilkat blanket, one side beaded; fringed shirt, reverse side cut from red flannel with appliqued yoke. Other appliques are sewn at the torso and base. Attached with white cotton thread, appliques are beaded with eye, plant and star shapes, set on backing of flannel or black velvet. Some are reminiscent of Athapascan work. Garment seamed and slit at neck.
Inventory Description Cloth vest made of blanket, anthropomorphic design, fringed, beadwork
Classification
  • Coat
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 57 x 100 cm (22 7/16 x 39 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Henry Moses (?)
Donor Mrs. W. Scott Fitz (1920)

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