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Object Number
50-49-10/32697
Display Title
Painted caribou skin belt
Descriptions
Object Description
Painted caribou skin belt (paint of salmon egg oil put on with bone markers)
Inventory Description
Leather belt, polychrome painted, triangular design, quill along edge.
Classification
- Belt
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century
Culture
- Naskapi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
Labrador
Materials
Leather, Pigment, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 98.5 x 6.8 x 0.5 cm (38 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-49-10/32697
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Frank Gouldsmith Speck
Intermediary
Mrs. Frank G. Speck
(1950)
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