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Fringed Cree Scout Jacket

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art / Art - Bead Work Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Fringed Cree Scout Jacket
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Fringed Cree Scout Jacket. Ornate Cree coat, in roughout hide, with colorful quillwork and fur trim. Bright mutli-colored patterned quillwork adorns this functional, yet beautiful, scout jacket. The fringe across the back and down the sides is quill wrapped with the same rainbow of colors. The collar, shoulders, back yoke, sleeves, pockets and bottom of the coat are trimmed in fur, and a pair of ermine tails hangs from each shoulder. Measures 46” across the chest, by 34 ½” long. Circa 1915-1920.