Coat worn by a chief on formal or ceremonial occasions
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1880
name: label: Culture/People
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: Previous owner
content: R. James, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: R. James, Non-Indian
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of R. James (a book collector and bookseller in Vancouver, British Columbia); purchased by George Heye from R. James in 1934 during a trip to British Columbia.
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place: label: Place
content: Alert Bay; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Vancouver Island Group
label: Island Name
content: Cormorant Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
label: See related items
content: Clothing/Garments
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/6767
label: Barcode
content: 186767.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Clothing/Garments
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Coat worn by a chief on formal or ceremonial occasions
label: Media/Materials
content: Cedar bark (Red cedar), cordage
label: Techniques
content: Twined
label: Dimensions
content: 85.6 x 147.6 cm