Materials: | caribou-leg skin, sinew |
Dimensions: | L. 73.5 cm; W. 52 cm; approx. L. pockets 36 cm |
Collected by: | Douglas Leechman, Old Crow, Yukon, summer 1946 |
Catalogue Number: | CMCC VI-I-29 |
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