Coat
Coat
Coat
Introduction
Cree or Métis coat, 19th century.
Nation of Maker:
Maskêkowiyiniwak (Swampy Cree)
Mushkegowuk (Western James Bay Cree)
Omushkego (Winisk-Swampy Cree)
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
British Museum Catalog Card.
Place of Origin:
Ontario or Manitoba, CAN
Date Made or Date Range:
19 C
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Materials
Made of moose leather, quill, dye?; red, yellow, blue.
Techniques or Format
The bottom of the coat has three levels of floral patterns, done with dye or paint. The bottom of the coat also has a quill-wrapped fringe in red, yellow, and white.
Dimensions:
12 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
British Museum Catalog Card.
Provenance
Current Location:
British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
Am.7400
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1871
Collection Narratives and Histories
Inman
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25174
How to Cite this Item
Unknown Cree/Métis artist, coat. Currently in the British Museum, Am.7400. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25174.
Record Creation Context
Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.