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Start Over Collection place Western Alaska Materials Fur (hair material)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Boots (footwear), accession number 2-55a,b, described as Fancy check-work fur boots
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 2-6677, described as Seal gut ornamented with feathers and worsted. Each horizontal gore ornamented with feathers and wool worsted fabric; border of neck, sleeves and bottom elaborated with braid on fabric, and fur fringe.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 2-6729, described as Skin coat, with fur edging. intestine sewn in horizontal strips; straight bottom, trimmed with seal fur; pull-string to close the hood; on back of pointed hood a miniature pouch for child.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71715, described as (a) Alaskan Eskimo groom doll. Stuffed body with carved wood face and painted features. Dressed in short mukluks with red trim. The fur parka of brown sealskin which has decorative tufts of wool, pink yarn strands and fur, with yellow and blue beads around hem. Mukluks decorated with red, green and white beads on front. H = 11”
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71771, described as Male hunter doll. Figure dressed in traditional water proof and windproof seal/walrus intestine parka. Has a bleadched sealskin face with embroidered features and appliqued nose. Soft sealskin body, crimped seal soled mukluks. His seal skin hair is cut in traditional Siberian style, bald on top, with fringe around the head. Park is entirely hand sewn. It has seal fur at the ends of each arm and around the bottom of the parka. It is bleached white, sewn with sinew. Has a suede belt tied around waist. H = 34.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71714, described as St. Lawerence Island Eskimo doll. Leather, stuffed doll with leather face; embroidered features, black human hair. Dressed in furs; brown and white mukluks with green felt band at top. Brown suede jacket with fur cuffs. Pearl earrings; beaded bangles tied to braids. H = 11”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Gauntlets, accession number 2-6482a,b, described as Dancing gauntlets set with puffin bills, long; fur trimmed cuffs; gauntlets are rawhide. Loose tag inside gives data in pencil.
Hearst Museum object titled Parka, accession number 2-72490, described as Bird skin (auk) parka with hood. trimmed with white fur at cuffs and hem; brown fur around hood. parka made up of whole skins with feathers interspersed with tufted feathers in perpendicular bands.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wooden eskimo doll, accession number 2-72093, described as Wooden Eskimo Doll dressed in furs of tundra animals. Face is wooden with facial features carved and drawn on. Rest of head covered in fur hood lined in leather. Fur coat and leggings, boots with red sash at knee, fur and red and white beads for decoration in circle and line patterns. Fur is dark and light brown.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Wooden eskimo doll, accession number 2-72094, described as Wooden Eskimo Doll dressed in furs of tundra animals. Face is wooden with facial features carved and drawn on. Rest of head covered by fur hood of dark brown, gray and white fur lined in leather. Fur coat of white with dark brown spots, belt or skirt of dark brown and white alternating pattern. Brown fur leggings with leather straps around ankles and orange, green and white beads in circle and line patterns.

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