Coat

Coat

Coat

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Introduction

Coat, Cree or Metis, 19th century. Painted and quillwork designs.

Nation of Maker: Cree Maskêkowiyiniwak (Swampy Cree) Mushkegowuk (Western James Bay Cree) Omushkego (Winisk-Swampy Cree) Métis
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
Materials

Made of moosehide, quill, paint or dye?

Techniques or Format

Moosehide coat with painted and quillwork designs. The shoulders are quillworked and the fringes are quillwrapped.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

British Museum Catalog Card.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1954 WAM 5965
GKS Reference Number: 26523
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Cree/Métis artist, coat. Currently in the British Museum, 1954 WAM 5965. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26523.

Record Creation Context

Record created as part of practicum, winter 2009.

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