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Woman's sealskin winter coat: ohko
Object Number 40-47-60/7044
Display Title Woman's sealskin winter coat: ohko
Descriptions
Indigenous Term ohko
Object Description Woman's sealskin winter coat. Pieced together in a decorative pattern: above the waist the fur direction is upwards; below the waist it is downwards. Center front is the back of the skin, the darker fur. Shoulder bands, wrist bands, collar and center front opening are decorated with fabric applique and embroidery made of vegetable fibers, velvet and dyed wool thread trim. Fox fur is applied to the shoulder and wrist bands. Blue glass beads are sewn onto the shoulder bands.
Inventory Description Coat, pieced spotted sealskin, red, blue, and buff cotton trim, belted waistband
Classification
  • Coat
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1888
Culture
  • Yezo?
  • Ainu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / Ishikari / Hokkaido
Materials Cotton, Glass, Plant fiber, Wool yarn, Sealskin, Fox fur, Bead, Silk, Velvet
Dimensions Overall: 108 x 133.8 x 10 cm (42 1/2 x 52 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-47-60/7044
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. George A. Drew and Dr. Sumner C. Brooks, in memory of their father, William Penn Brooks
Provenance
Collector William Penn Brooks (1876-1888 - 1938)
Donor Dr. Sumner C. Brooks (1938 - 1940)
Donor Mrs. George A. Drew (1938 - 1940)

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