Donor Name:

Bernard R. Ross  Search this

Culture:

Kutchin (Gwich'in, Dihjii Zhuh), Loucheux (?)  Search this

Object Type:

Shirt / Hood / Moccasin Trousers / Mitten

Place:

Peel River, Arctic Coast, Canada, North America

Accession Date:

27 Dec 1866

Notes:

FROM CARD: "1855 & 1856 ILLUS.: FIG. 2.22, PP. 46 + 47 IN NORTHERN ATHAPASKAN ART BY KATE DUNCAN, UNIV. OF WASHINGTON PRESS, 1989. IDENTIFIED THERE AS SUMMER TUNIC AND MOCCASIN TROUSERS, LOUCHEUX, CARIBOU HIDE, RED AND WHITE OPAQUE BUGLE BEADS SEWN WITH SINEW, RED OCHRE."

Tunic Illus. Fig. 64D p. 94 in Van Kampen, Ukjese. 2012. The History of Yukon First Nations Art, Phd dissertation, Leiden University. https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/18984 . Van Kampen identifies it as a woman's dress.

Record Last Modified:

10 Mar 2022

Specimen Count:

5

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

66A00095

USNM Number:

E1855-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a768e06f-2a66-449c-91f1-42031e2f8981

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8353338