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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
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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