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Object Number
985-27-10/60250
Display Title
Coat made from smoke-tanned moose hide. Very fine quillwork down each side
Descriptions
Object Description
Coat made from smoke-tanned moose hide. Very fine quillwork down each side, around cuffs, at pockets and panel at back. 2 breast pockets and 2 lower pockets. Fur trim surrounds all quillwork and trim around collar. 79.9x77.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Coat, brown hide, brown fur trim, multicolored geometric des quillwork, fringed
Classification
- Coat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985
Culture
- Nahani?
- Sekani?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
Additional Geographic Terms
Liard River, mouth of
Materials
Hide, Fur, Porcupine quill
Dimensions
Overall: 73 x 152 cm (28 3/4 x 59 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60250
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Collector
Captain of Lamson and Hubbard Steamer
(1922)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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