Another resource in Virginia would be to contact Mary Lou Hultgren, Curator of the Hampton University Collection. They have an incredible collection of Native American artifacts. Her phone number is 757 727 5025.
When you're finished with your project, I hope you'll post back where you found other examples...it's always interesting to get the 'rest of the story'. Good luck!
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> ----Original Message-----
> From: Elizabeth Eubanks [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 5:17 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Looking for Chief's/Trade coats
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have or know of an extant Chief's coat, also known as Trade
> coats? I am doing research on these coats, which were manufactured for and
> traded to the Native Americans. They were usually made in the military
> style in blue or red wool, often with contrasting facings, and lots of
> metallic trim. Lewis and Clark mention giving one to a Sioux chief and list
> them in their inventory. They are also listed in numerous fur trade company
> inventories. Several archeological examples have been found, one of which
> got me interested in them to start with. To date, however, I have not found
> an extant one that is unaltered from it's original manufacture by traders.
> The only one I know of is heavily embellished with beadwork (in the
> collection of Harvard's Peabody Museum).
>
> Thanks to all for any help on this. Also, if you know of another group
> where this query might be appropriate, please let me know.
>
> Beth Eubanks
> National Museum of Natural History
> Smithsonian Institution
>
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