Man's outfit

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Date created: circa 1875

Culture/People: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Previous owner: Chief O'Soup, Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)
Possible collector: Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916
Previous owner: Edgar Dewdney, Non-Indian, 1835-1916
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Formerly owned by Chief O'Soup; acquired by Edgar Dewdney (1835-1916), Indian commissioner for Canada's Northwest Territories (1879-1888), Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (1881-1888), and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (1892-1897), probably between 1879 and 1888; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Alberta or Saskatchewan; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree); Clothing/Garments

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/2407
Barcode: 072407.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments

Object Name: Man's outfit
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, beaver skin/fur, horsehair, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 83 x 62 x 68 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644a36f82-325b-4d9c-91ac-a8906076d1ea

Record ID: NMAI_77563