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Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after more than 160 years
The pelt is on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and will remain on view through August 2027, highlighting woolly dogs’ cultural importance.
- After more than 160 years in storage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, the only known pelt of an extinct woolly dog has returned to Canada's West Coast for display at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia .
- Historically essential to family life and oral traditions, woolly dogs were bred by Coast Salish and Makah peoples for their soft fur, which was woven into ceremonial textiles before the species became extinct by the late 1800s.
- Mutton, a canine companion of 19th-century American naturalist George Gibbs, is believed to have come from near Chilliwack, British Columbia, with genetic research suggesting the dog lived to be about 18 months old.
- During a special private event on Friday, Atheana Picha viewed the remains, describing the encounter as powerful and noting the pelt represents a "generations-long sinew of Indigenous culture."
- Museum of Anthropology curator Jordan Wilson described the display as a major milestone for reconnecting territory and history, as the rare specimen will remain on loan at the Vancouver facility until the end of August, 2027.
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Only known woolly dog pelt returns to B.C. after more than 160 years
VANCOUVER - The only known pelt of an extinct woolly dog, a species raised for its thick coat by Coast Salish and Makah peoples, has returned to British Columbia for
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