Mitten miniatures

Museum number:
2-34006a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1631
Description:
Pair of miniature mittens; buckskin with flared wrists; floral decoration in yellow, green and blue glass beads; connected by buckskin thong.
Donor:
Estate of W. H. Middleton
Collection place:
Subarctic, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Subarctic
Culture or time period:
Northern Athapaskan tribes
Collector:
W. H. Middleton
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute) and Mittens (handwear)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Miniatures.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
12.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mitten miniatures, accession number 2-34006a,b, described as Pair of miniature mittens; buckskin with flared wrists; floral decoration in yellow, green and blue glass beads; connected by buckskin thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mitten miniatures, accession number 2-34006a,b, described as Pair of miniature mittens; buckskin with flared wrists; floral decoration in yellow, green and blue glass beads; connected by buckskin thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mitten miniatures, accession number 2-34006a,b, described as Pair of miniature mittens; buckskin with flared wrists; floral decoration in yellow, green and blue glass beads; connected by buckskin thong.

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