Pair of Mitts

Norway House Cree
Cree
First Nation
Subarctic

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1985

Hand tanned bleached deer hide, rabbit fur, silk embroidery thread, silk, cotton lining, thread

Overall: 1 3/4 × 8 1/4 × 14 9/16 in. (4.4 × 21 × 37 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Phyllis and Bertram Geller 1937 Memorial Fund

2006.44.4

Geography

Place Made: The Pas, Northern Region, Canada, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Clothing: Outerwear

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Subarctic

Not on view

Exhibition History

Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 8, 2011-March 12, 2012.

Provenance

Artist, Norway House, Manitoba, Canada; sold to Murray Ducharme, 1985; given to Janette Murray and Arthur Amiotte, Custer, South Dakota; sold to present collection, 2006.

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