Northwest Coast Beaded Hide Tunic

Description:

Northwest Coast Beaded Hide Tunic, Tlingit or Kutchin, tanned hide overlaid across the shoulders, cuffs and down the front in red wool cloth stitched in beadwork, with stylized openwork designs, the v-shaped hemline with red wool zigzags outlined in white beadwork, lg. 39 in.

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, May 16, 2012, Lot 31.
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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