Harness, Dog
- Object Name:
- Harness, Dog
- Object ID:
- 2009.001.05
- Date:
- 1935-1940
- Description:
- Dog harness, worn by the sled dog Riki, lead dog on Perry Greene's trip from Fort Kent to Kittery, Maine, in 1941. Padded leather collar, oval, with leather flap stamped "DUNCAN / & / SONS / SEATTLE". Brown cotton webbing. Steel buckles and hooks. Gray felt pad under shoulder webbing. Wooden tail piece. Hemp rope at tail, attached to webbing with steel ring; brass snap hook at end.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Leather
Wood
Metal
Steel
Brass - Dimensions:
- W-12.5 L-31 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of the Perry Greene Collection. Perry Greene was a successor to Arthur Walden, becoming owner of the Chinook Kennel in 1940 and moving it to Maine. The donors are the current owners of the Perry Greene Kennel.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rick Skoglund and Martha Kalina
- Subjects:
- Dogsledding, Dog teams, Dog mushing
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