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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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