Woman's Cape
CultureSlavey, Northwest Territories, Canada
Dateca. 1860
MediumWool cloth and yarn, glass beads, natural and dyed porcupine quills, silk ribbon, tin pendants, and brass buttons
DimensionsOverall: 27 × 33 inches (68.58 × 83.82 cm)
Framed: 30 1/4 × 35 1/4 × 1 1/2 inches (76.84 × 89.54 × 3.81 cm)
Framed: 30 1/4 × 35 1/4 × 1 1/2 inches (76.84 × 89.54 × 3.81 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lee Lyon in memory of Joanne Lyon
Object number2015.26.23
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DescriptionWool cape adorned with wool yarn, glass beads, porcupine quills, silk ribbon and tin cones.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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