A PAIR OF CREE/METIS EMBROIDERED HIDE GAUNTLETS
A PAIR OF CREE/METIS EMBROIDERED HIDE GAUNTLETS

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A PAIR OF CREE/METIS EMBROIDERED HIDE GAUNTLETS
Thread embroidered on moose hide in blue, grey, red, pink, yellow, maroon, lavender, and two shades of green creating elaborate floral designs the top panel and glove, trimmed with fur at the top and along midsection, fringe along the sides, interior lined with cotton plaid cloth
13in. (33cm.) long

Lot Essay

Brasser (1976, p. 171, pl. 183) illustrates a similar example.

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