Armor

Museum number:
2-7189
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
B600 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Armor (protective wear)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing and 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Worn in several layers under slat armor.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 1.25 meters
Comment:
Native name: "kek-ke". References: A. Krause, "The Tlingit Indians" (E. Gunther transl., U. Wash. paperback), pp. 145-46 and Pl. IV:2; also A. Niblack, "The Coast Indians of Southern Alaska and Northern British Columbia", pp. 268-69 and Pl. XV, fig. 52.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 2 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 3 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 4 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 5 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 6 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 7 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 8 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 9 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 10 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Hearst Museum object 11 of 11 titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-7189, described as Cloak, probably elk or moose hide, some plaited cedar bark ties and rawhide thongs. Collar (?) at top, several slits, basal fringe.

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