The Naskapi (Nascapi, Naskapee, Nascapee) are an Indigenous people of the Subarctic native to the historical region St'aschinuw (ᒋᑦ ᐊᔅᒋᓄᐤ, meaning 'our [inclusive] land'), [2] which was …

Title: Man's coat. Date: ca. 1820. Geography: Possibly made in Quebec, Canada; Possibly made in Labrador, Canada. Culture: Innu/ Naskapi, Native American. Medium: Tanned leather and …

This summer coat is an unusually fine example of the Naskapi dec orative tradition. Its elaborate designs were probably painted with imported pigments and with fish roe, which yellows with …

In the 1700s, in the far reaches of northern Labrador (present-day Canada), Innu (Naskapi) men dressed up in elegant, tailored coats like this one to communicate with caribou. The coats, …

In the 1700s, in the far reaches of northern Labrador (now in Canada), Innu (Naskapi) men dressed up in elegant, tailored coats—not to court beautiful women but to attract caribou. …

An intricately painted early 19th century First Nations hunting coat from the Quebec-Labrador Woodlands region made by Indigenous women

Naskapi Man’s Coat. Notes: The man who wore this painted caribou-skin coat may have done s o to propitiate and honour the spirit of the caribou he sought to kill. He was a… Read More

Collected in 1906 by Dillon Wallace (1863-1939, an American attorney, outdoorsman, and author); purchased by George Heye from Dillon Wallace in 1912. Have a concern, a …

The man who wore this painted caribou-skin coat may have done s o to propitiate and honour the spirit of the caribou he sought to kill. He was a Naskapi Indian, whose people lived in …

Sep 11, 2012 · The Naskapi, also known as the Innu, are traditionally located in Canada's Quebec and Newfoundland/Labrador provinces. Horse Capture says this type of coat was worn by a …