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Introduction

Coat, Nêhiyawak or Métis, 19th century, painted and quill-work designs.

Nation of Maker: Cree Nehiyawak (Western Plains Cree)
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British Museum Catalog Card.

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

Made of hair; deer or moose-hide; untanned?, quill; porcupine?, dye; red, green.

Techniques or Format

Coat has three levels of painted designs on bottom, and painted motif on both sides of jacket openings. The shoulder lapels are quilled and have quill-wrapped fringe. Fringes are used on bottom of jacket, along both sides. The fringe along the bottom is quill-wrapped.

Dimensions: 125 × 0 × 0 cm
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British Museum Catalog Card.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am 1949 22.175
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1949
GKS Reference Number: 26021
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Cree/Métis artist, wall pocket. Currently in the British Museum, Am 1949 22.175. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26021.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.

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