VTG 60-70s COWICHAN WOOL SWEATER LEAPING DEER LIGHTNING BRAND ZIP CANADA SZ S-M For Sale

VINTAGE ~ COWICHAN SWEATER ~
HISTORY:THE COWICHAN SWEATER WAS DEVELOPED IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY (1860s) by COAST SALISH WOMEN IN THE COWICHAN VALLEY ON VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA. THEY BLENDED ANCIENT SPINNING & WEAVING TRADITIONS (USING MOUNTAIN GOAT HAIR & DOG HAIR) WITH EUROPEAN KNITTING TECHNIQUES INTRODUCED BY SETTLERS & MISSIONARIES.
THE SWEATER BEING OFFERED WITH THE LEAPING DEER & TRIBAL DESIGN MOTIF COMBINES TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS TEXTILE ART FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH MID-20TH CENTURY OUTDOOR & HUNTING AESTHETICS.
THIS SWEATER IS BEIGE, TAUPE & BROWN 100% RAW WOOL HAND-KNITTED FROM THICK, SINGLE-PLY, UNDYED & NATURALLY DYED SHEEP\'S WOOL THAT RETAINS NATURAL LANOLIN, MAKING IT HEAVY, DURABLE, & WATER RESISTANT.THE CLOSURE IS A LIGHTNING BRAND ZIPPER PULL FROM CANADA. LIGHTNING BRAND ZIPPERS CEASED MANUFACTURING IN 1981. THIS ZIPPER APPEARS TO BE FROM LATE 1960s THROUGH 1970s.
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ITEM IS FROM A SMOKE FREE HOME, BUT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN STORED WITH MOTH BALLS.
MEASUREMENTS:TOP-BOTTOM: 30\" (THIS IS WITH COLLAR TURNED/FOLDED DOWN)UNDER-ARM to UNDER-ARM: 24\"UNDER-ARM to CUFF: 20\"SHOULDER/BEGINNING OF SLEEVE-CUFF: 21\"SHOULDER-SHOULDER: 24\"COLLAR-SHOULDER: 9\"WAIST ONE SIDE MEASURED FLAT: 21\"BOTTOM:16\"