Coat, man's summer

Description

Man's summer coat of caribou skin ornamented with painted designs: North America, Canada, Ungava Territory, Hudson Bay, Nenenot, Naskapi, Innu

Museum reference

A.1870.45

Collection

Americas

Object name

Coat, man's summer

Production information

Ungava Territory, Hudson Bay, Canada, North America

Style / Culture

Nenenot
Nascopie
Naskapi
Innu

Materials

Caribou skin

Physical description

Reindeer skin ornamented with painted designs

References

Burnham, Dorothy K. 1992. To Please the Caribou. Painted Caribou-Skin Coats Worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais and Cree Hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsular. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, pp. 56, 234-237.