Tlingit coin armour

Cuirass body armour, fabricated from walrus hide, string and Chinese yuan coins dating 1800-1830. donated to NMAI by Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), 1929.

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Format: Still Image
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Subjects:
Tlingit > - armour
Armour
coin
cuirass
hide
leather
skin
string
walrus
warfare
Austin
tlingit
walrus*
Online Access:https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/billreid-4753/tlingit-coin-armour
Description
Summary:Cuirass body armour, fabricated from walrus hide, string and Chinese yuan coins dating 1800-1830. donated to NMAI by Dr. A. Eugene Austin (Alonzo Eugene Austin, Jr.), 1929.

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