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Man's coat

ca. 1820
Not on view
This frock coat with a high collar and cape constitutes a hybrid of European style and indigenous imagery. Together, the female artist and the hunter who would wear this coat conceived the geometric, colorful design based on the man’s dreams of the motifs that would give him power and ensure his success in the hunt. Coats such as this example were worn for only one caribou hunting season, as the Naskapis (Innus) believed they lost their protective power over time.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Man's coat
  • Date: ca. 1820
  • Geography: Possibly made in Quebec, Canada; Possibly made in Labrador, Canada
  • Culture: Innu/ Naskapi, Native American
  • Medium: Tanned leather and pigment
  • Dimensions: 41 1/2 × 69 1/4 in. (105.4 × 175.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Valerie-Charles Diker Fund, 2017
  • Object Number: 2017.718.9
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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