Decorative Band (opuvan) from a Man's Dancing Coat
Koryak, Russia, Eastern Siberian, Western Arctic, Arctic
late 19th century
Fur (reindeer, seal, beaver) mosaic on reindeer skin, embroidered using slit-threading and edge-to-edge layering
Overall: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Acquired by exchange from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
14.1.4460
Geography/Culture
Europe, Russia
Period
19th century
Object Name
Clothing: Accessory
Classification
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 12.11, NAS 30, Arctic Crossroads: Its Peoples, Cultures, and History, William Fitzhugh, Winter 2015
Provenance
Collected by the Jessup Expedition, about 1897, sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York; received by present collection in Exchange #3, 1914.
Old Number
RED # 14.69
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