Bear Skin Cloak For Wet Weather Item Number: E72693-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Described p. 104 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Bear-skin Cloak. Indian name, "Artleitquitl." Worn by natives when whaling or fishing, or in wet weather on shore. 74 by 43 inches. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, 1883. James G. Swan."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan on February 12, 1883
What
- Name
- Bear Skin Cloak For Wet Weather
- Identification Number
- E72693-0
- Type of Item
- cloak
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 12, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 012690