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Backrest
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Date
1865-1900
Medium / Technique
Wood, velvet, wool cloth, tanned and smoked hide, glass bead, cotton cloth, brass button, porcupine quill, cotton thread
Dimensions57.5 x 111 cm
ClassificationFurnishings - Furniture - Seating Furniture
CultureIndigenous: Nêhiyawak
Geocultural Area
Northern Plains
Origin
Fort Qu'Appelle, Qu'Appelle River Valley area, Saskatchewan, Canada
Object NumberME931.11
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Hayter Reed
Status
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