Coat

NA9478

From: Alaska | Klukwan

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA9478
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chilkat | Tlingit
Provenience Alaska | Klukwan
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Moose Hide | Rabbit Fur | Silk | Shell
Description

Coat made from tanned skin. Gray fur trim is attached around the collar, cuffs, and down the front of the coat. The frontal opening is embroidered on both the left and right sides with silk flowers in multiple colors. Shell buttons are used to close the coat. Long fringe is sewn in along seams on the backs of the sleeves, where the sleeves meet the body of the coat, and on the back along the shoulders and toward the sides.

Length 92.5 cm
Width 70.4 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1923
Other Number 8? - Other Number

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