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Eastern Woodland Beaded and Fur-Trimmed Woman's Hide Jacket,

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
Eastern Woodland Beaded and Fur-Trimmed Woman's Hide Jacket,
with floral, leaf, and berry motif across back yoke, thread-sewn overlay stitch in bead colors of light blue, yellow, dark green, light green, pink, cobalt, and brass(?) marcasites on red trade cloth gound, with 0.5" purple braid edged in white beads, 2" fringe around collar, yoke, and down side seams, fur trim along wrists, lower edge, and front openings, with closure of leather strips buttoning over rolled leather "buttons;" 38" - 40" chest. Deaccessioned from the Western Reserve Historical Society of Cleveland, Ohio. Very good, beadwork intact, fur slightly dried out and some bald patches.