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Moosehair Chair
Moosehair Chair

Moosehair Chair

Mid-19th Century
Medium/TechniqueMoose hair, birch bark
DimensionsHeight x width: 4 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (11.7 x 6.7 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LinePartial gift of James Frank and the Frank B. Bemis Fund and Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art
Accession number2013.656
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceAcquired through Willis Henry Auctions, Marshfield, MA, by John Molloy Gallery, New York; April 19, 1994, sold by Molloy Gallery to James Frank, LaJolla, CA; consigned by Frank to Molloy Gallery; 2013, sold by Molloy Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)
Cigar case
1850–75
Birchbark Tray
Mid-19th Century
Moosehair Fan Handle
Mid-19th Century
Cigar Case
Mid-19th Century
Bark Tray
Mid-19th Century
Moccasins
late 18th century to early 19th century
Glengarry
Mid-19th Century
Bag
1840s