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Start Over Culture or time period Alaskan cultures Taxon Rangifer tarandus caribou
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-15122, described as Bag, rabbit and caribou fur. Pouch, cotton drawstring.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-15114a,b, described as Ankle-height boots, depilated sealskin soles, sealskin uppers patterned as in 2-15113. Fringe of wolverine (?) fur. Drawstring tube of maroon velvet with twine drawstring. Decoration of grey and red yarn, green cotton thread and caribou hair (white). Sewn with cotton thread.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon point, accession number 2-45359, described as Single barbed type, antler. Made of caribou antler.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Parka, accession number 2-3039, described as Hood-less parka. Made of gut, high collar, horizontal strips of gut decorated with tufts of stiff white hair (caribou?) sewn into seams. Hem, collar and sleeves trimmed with reddish brown-dyed material, front of both arms has remnants of green silk (?) thread on one seam. 2-ply sinew cordage with single black tubular glass (?) bead attached to loop at base of each sleeve. Remnant of red material on cordage. Sealskin tab top center of collar decorated with 2 tubular black glass (?) beads on plaited sinew cordage.
Hearst Museum object titled Parka, accession number 2-6695, described as Bird skin (cormorant ?) parka, feathers out. No hood, straight calf-length hem. Decoration of red cloth and rabbit skin (?) tassels. Depilated, red skin band around hips with gut strips; reindeer and marten (?) on cuffs. Made with Cormorant skin (?), reindeer, marten (?), tanned hide, gut, rabbit skin, woven cloth, cotton thread, sinew thread (?). According to Eskimo consultant Ronald W. Senungetuk, July 1987: "Trim is made of caribou or reindeer, sea otter, ochre dyed bird skin and leather, decorated with red wool fabric, rabbit skin tassels and red band embellished with gut strips sewn above the bottom edge; reindeer hide and marten fur on cuffs. caribou or reindeer skin band turned inside out with seal''s throat skin overlay and danglers made of unborn or newly born fawn skin. Styling is Kodiak which may have been during or after Russian regime but it may be totally traditional." References: Birket-Smith, Ethno. Studies, Copenhagen, 1941, p.124; Hatt, Arct. Anth., 1969, p. 49.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pouch, accession number 2-4527, described as White leather. Long single pocket with 2 transverse bands with applique of black gut coated with specular hematite trimmed with red wool cloth and red dyed sinew. Embroidery. 3 lobed designs in red leather or gut on inside of flap. Fur tuft inserts.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pouch, accession number 2-15123, described as Pouch of swans foot; red-rubbed leather below mouth trimmed with fur; gut drawstring; edge of pouch trimmed with white hair (caribou hair?)
Hearst Museum object titled Pouch, accession number 2-4531, described as Made of seal gut. Decorated with grass, yarn, cloth and paint.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-6881, described as Barbed, caribou antler; from harpoon arrow. Plaited sinew line with red wool yarn ornamentation attached.

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