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Man’s summer outfit: Shirt

Tanned caribou skin with upright collar, and set-in sleeves gathered into cuffs. The lower edge is serrated and there is a slit at each side. Thong fringes at the shoulder and armhole seams and below the collar. Sewn with sinew. Part of a set including leggings and moccasins.

Dimensions: 820 x 615 mm

Provenance: Dogrib, Fort Rae, Great Slave Lake

Given by B.R. Ross, Fort Simpson, 1859

Museum Number: National Museums of Scotland A.481.2 (See also A.481.2 A-D)