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Object Number
985-27-10/59044
Display Title
Chilkat (Tlingit) skin dance apron. Line form painting depicting a bear.
Descriptions
Object Description
Chilkat (Tlingit) skin dance apron. Line form painting in black, blue and red depicting a bear (or bull head?). Design not completely balanced. Most of skin covered with the design. One hole (stake?) at side.
Inventory Description
Hide skirt, fringed, red and blk and blue zoomorphic face painting
Classification
- Raw Material
- Skirt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Hide, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 127.9 x 108.6 cm (50 3/8 x 42 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34384 985-27-10/59044
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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