Fish-skin coat

Desk chair (1805-08)
Georges Hoentschel
France
Mahogany, gilt bronze, cut satin-velvet upholstery
34½ x 23½ x 25½ in. (87.6 x 59.7 x 64.8 cm)

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Fish-skin coat
Nivkhi, Siberia, Russia
Skin (salmon), pigment, sinew (reindeer), hair (reindeer)
50 3/4 x 42 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (129 x 108 x 6 cm)

Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, 1898 (70/83)

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An American Style: Global Sources for New York Textile and Fashion Design, 1915–1928

Loam (Late 19th Century)
Motu culture, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Clay, metal, glass

Division of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, ST/1050, ST/1051, ST/1052

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