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Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 2-19028, described as Robe/cape of twined and beaten yellow cedar bark, strip of sea otter fur woven in along one edge. Traded widely both to north and south. Worn by men as a cape. Worn over both shoulders and tied under the chin, or draped under the right arm and tied on the left shoulder. Worn by women as a wraparound skirt. Length is regulated by pulling it up under the armpits so that it reached just about at the calf of the leg, or letting it drop farther down to touch the ankles. These styles depended on locality and period.
Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 2-19029, described as Of twined and beaten yellow cedar bark, strip of sea otter fur woven in along one edge.

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