medium length coat with open front and short side slits; cream colored at bottom and sleeves; pale grey upper body; purple stripes under sleeves, at front opening and beneath pale grey areas on front and back; holes in outer thickly gathered layer; torn strips of fabric (khaki, green, purple, blue, brown), tied together, threaded through holes, basket weave fashion; grey lining

%C2%A9 Tim Harding

Tundra greatcoat, 1987

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Gift of Marvel Larsen Nortonexpand_more  2015.76.2

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Though made of cotton, this one-of-a-kind coat was sturdy enough to keep its owner warm though the Minnesota winter. Multiple layers of cloth have been frayed, poked through, and gathered. The result is reminiscent of smocking—an embroidery technique that was traditionally used in the United States and Europe to gather sections of fabric before the invention of elastic—but on a much larger scale.

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Title
Tundra greatcoat
Artist Life
born 1950
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.76.2
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medium length coat with open front and short side slits; cream colored at bottom and sleeves; pale grey upper body; purple stripes under sleeves, at front opening and beneath pale grey areas on front and back; holes in outer thickly gathered layer; torn strips of fabric (khaki, green, purple, blue, brown), tied together, threaded through holes, basket weave fashion; grey lining

© Tim Harding

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