Coat made of American bison hide
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A double-breasted great coat with a notched collar and full length sleeves made from hand-pieced American bison hide. The coat has eight (8) dark brown buttons in two rows down the center front opening. The buttons are hooked with loops of brown cording that are attached along both the proper right and proper left fronts so that the coat can be closed right over left or left over right. The proper right and proper left lapels have one (1) additional button and loop for added closure around the wearer's neck. There are two (2) exterior pockets on the coat, one at the proper right front waist and one at the proper left front waist. The body of the coat is lined with navy blue wool tweed while the sleeves are lined with off-white cotton or linen. The lining of the arms is machine-stitched.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Robinson Family Collection of African American History
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Avis, Eugene, and Lowell Robinson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.179.2
objectType: label: Type
content: coats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: hide and wool
label: Dimensions
content: Measured at Shoulders: 52 x 24 1/2 x 23 in. (132.1 x 62.2 x 58.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Measured at Widest Point: 52 x 28 x 23 in. (132.1 x 71.1 x 58.4 cm)