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Object Number
985-27-10/60452
Display Title
Beaded leather coat, possibly from the Great Lakes or Subarctic. Lined w/ red fl
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded leather coat, possibly from the Great Lakes or Subarctic. Lined w/ red flannel. Fringe down sleeves, sides, across back and across bottom. Floral beadwork using glassy beads up both sides of front and across back. Ties up front w/ thongs. Cuffs on sleeves. 88x12.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Coat, leather, fringe and multi floral beadwork, red wool lining, tie closures
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Coat
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Metis?
- Subarctic?
- Northeast?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
North America / United States
North America / United States
Materials
Hide, Hair, Wool, Glass, Pigment, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 92 x 53 cm (36 1/4 x 20 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60452
Provenance
Owner
Box-Ka-Ne-Sha-Ta-Ka
(1878-1893)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
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