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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Kawchodinne (Hare)  Search this
Collector:
Major Edward Burton Hart (E. B. Hart), Non-Indian, 1872-1948  Search this
Previous owner:
Major Edward Burton Hart (E. B. Hart), Non-Indian, 1872-1948  Search this
MAI agent:
William A. Newcombe (William Newcomb), Non-Indian, 1884-1960  Search this
Object Name:
Man's coat/jacket
Media/Materials:
Moose hide/skin, bird quills, mother-of-pearl buttons, dye/dyes, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, quill woven/loomed quillwork, dyed
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments
Place:
Mackenzie River north of Great Bear Lake; Sahtu Settlement Area; Northwest Territories; Canada
Date created:
circa 1900
Collection History:
Collected by Major Edward Burton Hart (1872-1948) in 1912 during a survey of the Liard River; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1937 through William A. Newcombe (1884-1960, a Vancouver, British Columbia, collector).
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Catalog Number:
19/6138
Barcode:
196138.000
See related items:
Kawchodinne (Hare)
Clothing/Garments
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws601ecbf78-9e17-4022-a8e7-5c70196f88f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_209521