Jacket 'made in 1850s by indigenous nations in Canada' turns up in vintage ... trends now

Jacket 'made in 1850s by indigenous nations in Canada' turns up in vintage ... trends now
Jacket 'made in 1850s by indigenous nations in Canada' turns up in vintage ... trends now

Jacket 'made in 1850s by indigenous nations in Canada' turns up in vintage ... trends now

Rare fringe jacket 'made in 1850s by indigenous nations in west Canada' turns up at a vintage clothing warehouse in Barnsley - and shop bosses want to reunite it with its community

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A rare Indigenous Canadian jacket believed to be more than 170 years old has turned up at a vintage clothing warehouse in the UK.

The brown fringe jacket arrived at the Glass Onion vintage warehouse in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, after it was brought to Britain from a clothing bale in America.

It is believed that the jacket was made in the 1850s by someone in one of the Métis or Cree indigenous nations in western Canada.

Alice Leadbetter, 27, the shop's head of marketing, said the item of clothing is in 'great condition' and 'instantly stood out' to her as soon as she saw it.

The store will not put the rare historic item on sale as it wants to reunite the jacket with the community that made it.

This rare Indigenous Canadian jacket believed to be more than 170 years old has turned up at a vintage clothing warehouse in the UK

Alice said: 'The jacket was amongst hundreds of others that came in the bales, but thankfully our team are experts in vintage clothing and instantly knew this one was special.

'We've been in the vintage business for over 15 years, and we have never seen a jacket quite like this one.

'The super soft leather, incredible beadwork, and attention to detail in the design were what

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