rabbit blanket

rabbit blanket

rabbit blanket

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Introduction

Rabbit fur blanket or robe, woven out of twisted strips of rabbit skin.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

noted Chippewa in file

Place of Origin: Saganaga Lake, Cook Country, MN
Materials

rabbit skin, red yarn (loops, perhaps from being displayed)

Techniques or Format

A rabbit pelt is cut into one long strip and twisted into a furry thread, then woven on a frame.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 mm
Condition: Very good
Current Location: National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E385733
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1947-07-11
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Lewis, Berkeley R.
Collection Narratives and Histories

Lewis, Berkeley R.

GKS Reference Number: 25492
Approximate Place of Origin

48.22874, -90.916585103

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