A hide scout jacket
Late 19th/early 20th century
The short coat with collar and lace-up front, the front adorned with carved bone elk teeth, and with short fringing to shoulders, sleeves and hem
Approximately 30" L x 23" W (across back at underarms); sleeves: 24" L

Provenance:
The Lee Brother's & Mormon Traders Museum Collections Auction (Ronald A. Milam, Director), 2 April, 1989, lot 136; catalogued as an "Apache Scout Shirt"
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

With dust accumulation, soiling, stains, extensive creasing and wear commensurate with age and use. The hide with extensive stiffening and distortion, primarily to lower section and to sleeves. Scattered small holes throughout, some natural to the hide. Scattered patched repairs. Collar with failed seams and areas of stitch loss.
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