Mountain/Fur Trade Clothing Museum of the Mountain Man ~ Pinedale, Wyoming
Shirts used by the mountain man would have been a simple pullover design with a large body and loose fitting sleeves. Solid colors, especially red, but including blue, green and yellow were favorites.
Buckskin trousers with hand cut fringes that run down the outer sides are on display here.
Ankle high buckskin moccasins with fur trim around the ankle area and an extra pair of soft buckskin moccasins.
Sleeveless vest sports a knife sheath in front decorated with natural dyed porcupine quills & horse hair with hand cut tin cones and a border with beads. Blue trader beads necklace.
The capote (French: [kapɔt]) or capot (French: [kapo]) is a long coat with a hood.
From the early days of the North American fur trade, both natives and French Canadian voyageurs made wool blankets into capotes to cope with Canada's cold winters. They served as winter outerwear for the habitants and voyageurs of New France and the Métis of the Red River Colony.
The Hudson’s Bay Company also sold capotes, called blanket coats or Hudson Bay coats, made out of their "point" blankets.
Wide pressed felt brim hat and many mountain men essentials.
*Excuse the glare in photo
Mountain/Fur Trade Clothing Museum of the Mountain Man ~ Pinedale, Wyoming
Shirts used by the mountain man would have been a simple pullover design with a large body and loose fitting sleeves. Solid colors, especially red, but including blue, green and yellow were favorites.
Buckskin trousers with hand cut fringes that run down the outer sides are on display here.
Ankle high buckskin moccasins with fur trim around the ankle area and an extra pair of soft buckskin moccasins.
Sleeveless vest sports a knife sheath in front decorated with natural dyed porcupine quills & horse hair with hand cut tin cones and a border with beads. Blue trader beads necklace.
The capote (French: [kapɔt]) or capot (French: [kapo]) is a long coat with a hood.
From the early days of the North American fur trade, both natives and French Canadian voyageurs made wool blankets into capotes to cope with Canada's cold winters. They served as winter outerwear for the habitants and voyageurs of New France and the Métis of the Red River Colony.
The Hudson’s Bay Company also sold capotes, called blanket coats or Hudson Bay coats, made out of their "point" blankets.
Wide pressed felt brim hat and many mountain men essentials.
*Excuse the glare in photo