The Powhatan’s Mantle, at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, is made of 4 deerskins trimmed, stitched together with sinew, and decorated with 20,000 polished discs of shell depicting a standing figure flanked by 2 opposed animals. Early 17th century CE, Powhatan people, North America [3024×4032]

The Powhatan’s Mantle, at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, is made of 4 deerskins trimmed, stitched together with sinew, and decorated with 20,000 polished discs of shell depicting a standing figure flanked by 2 opposed animals. Early 17th century CE, Powhatan people, North America [3024×4032]

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