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Introduction

Coat made of untanned deer hide with silk embroidery in floral designs.

Nation of Maker: Métis
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British Museum Catalog Card.

Place of Origin: Manitoba, CA
Date Made or Date Range: 19 C
Materials

Made of deer hide, untanned, silk embroidery thread; green, yellow, purple, red, pink, blue.

Techniques or Format

Coat has serated edges as a decorative element, with a nehru-style collar. Embroidery along coat edges and on four pockets, cuffs, across the shoulders. There is a centre seam up the back.

Dimensions: 66 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good
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British Museum Catalog Card

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am 1983, 11.1
GKS Reference Number: 24934
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Métis artist, coat. Currently in the British Museum, Am 1983, 11.1. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 24934.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.

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