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Coat

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Collector
Rev. Peter Jones
Dr. Peter E. Jones
Donor Name
Bureau Of American Ethnology
FROM CARD: "LONG COAT OF BUCKSKIN ORNAMENTED WITH FRINGES CUT IN THE SKIN; BEADWORK AND QUILL WORK. LOAN: DENVER MUSEUM 3/15/65 RETURNED 10/6/65." LOAN GLENBOW NOV 13 1987. LOAN RETURNED NOV 25 1988. ILLUS.: THE SPIRIT SINGS CATALOGUE, GLENBOW-ALBERTA INST., 1987, #W129, P.65. [The caption in the exhibit catalogue by Ruth Phillips reads: "Peter Jones, a missionary and historian, wore this coat in photographs taken during his trip to Great Britain in 1844". Phillips cites Jonathan King (1982: 64) for the information. (King, J.C.H. Thunderbird and Lightening; Indian Life in Northeastern North America 1600-1900. London: British Museum Publications Ltd, 1982)] COAT WORN BY REV. PETER JONES IN 1845 HILL AND ADAMSON PHOTO. ALSO WORN BY [his son] DR. PETER EDMUND JONES IN 1898 B.A.E./NATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHIVES PHOTOGRAPHS. - STEVEN L. GRAFE 1997 THE SPIRIT SINGS CATALOGUE, P. 65, NOTES THIS COAT IS EUROPEAN CUT, SHOULDER CAPE AND COLLAR COMBINED WITH TRADITIONAL DECORATIVE AND SYMBOLIC MOTIFS. "THE PUNCHED DECORATION IS FOUND ON EARLY GREAT LAKES HIDE SHIRTS; THE QUILLED THUNDERBIRDS AND SERPENTS BELONG TO PRE-CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS IMAGERY." SEE ACCESSION HISTORY AND ANTHROPOLOGY COLLECTIONS LAB ACCESSION FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Neg. #97-20036 is of front of coat; 97-20037 is of back; 97-20038 is detail of back, top; 97-20039 is detail of front, top, with collar down; 97-20040 is detail of front, top, with collar up.
Record Last Modified
14 May 2021
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Chippewa (Ojibwe, Anishinaabe), Mississauga
Accession Date
25 Aug 1898
Collection Date
1845
Accession Number
033939
USNM Number
E178398-0
Object Type
Coat
Length - Object
118 cm
Width - Object
62 cm
Place
Ontario, Canada, North America
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8352614
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3289d10c6-c29b-43db-b66a-0379ff0a7dbc

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