Object Details
- Collection History
- Possibly collected during the Fourth Thule Expedition (1919-1920), led by Danish explorer Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933); formerly in the collection of the Nationalmuseet (National Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Nationalmuseet in 1922.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]
- Possible collector
- Knud Rasmussen (Knud Johan Victor Rasmussen), Non-Indian/Kalaallit [Greenland], 1879-1933
- Previous owner
- Nationalmuseet (National Museum of Denmark)
- Object Name
- Man's raincoat
- Media/Materials
- Animal gut/intestines , hide
- Techniques
- Appliquéd
- Dimensions
- 116 x 194 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)
