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Chilkat Leggings


Tsimshian artist, Chilkat Leggings, ca. 1820, mountain goat wool, puffin beaks, fur, and leather, Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art, no known copyright restrictions, 48.3.550A,B

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Title

Chilkat Leggings

Artist

Tsimshian artist (Tsimshian)

Date

ca. 1820

Medium

mountain goat wool, puffin beaks, fur, and leather

Dimensions (H x W x D)

each: 13 1/2 in x 12 in

Collection Area

Native American Art

Category

Northwest Coast

Clothing and Textiles

Object Type

leggings

Culture

Tlingit

Cultural Group

Tsimshian

Credit Line

Museum Purchase: Indian Collection Subscription Fund, Rasmussen Collection of Northwest Coast Indian Art

Accession Number

48.3.550A,B

Copyright

no known copyright restrictions

Terms

beak

Chilkat

clothing

fringe

fur

leather

leggings

Northwest Coast Native American styles

Tsimshian

wool

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