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Bird skin coat
Object Number 93-16-60/51603
Display Title Bird skin coat
Descriptions
Object Description Bird skin coat
Inventory Description Coat, fur and feathers, sewn, white, brown, open front, feathers loose
Classification
  • Coat
Department Ethnographic
Date ca. 1893
Culture
  • Ainu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / <State> / Shikotan Island
Materials Feather, Skin, Plant fiber, Fur, Bird skin, Vegetable fiber, Fox fur
Dimensions Overall: 91 × 133 cm (35 13/16 × 52 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1893 - 1893)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1893 - 1893)

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