Trousers

Museum number:
2-13832
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1946A
Description:
Men's trousers, caribou skin, fur out, (probably domestic reindeer, winter coat). Basic "leggings pants" cut (Hatt) with muslin-lined waistband, cuffs. Button fly in front, suspender buttons, remnant of twine suspender on sides. Sewn with cotton thread. Very fine men's winter trousers.
Donor:
Ruth E. Fenenga
Collection place:
Cape Prince of Wales, Coast of Bering Strait, Bering Strait
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Bering Strait; Cape Prince of Wales
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
James Franklin Cross
Collection date:
1907
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trousers
Accession date:
January 14, 1946
Context of use:
2-13831 and 2-13832-34 are part of one outfit. Mans winter outfit; possibly made for Europeans.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
measurements for storage— height 8 centimeters, measurements for storage— length 81 centimeters, measurements for storage— width 76 centimeters, and length 78 centimeters
Comment:
References: See accession envelope.
Loans:
S1965-1966 #23: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (September 29, 1965–September 29, 1965) and S1986-1987 #16: Stan Musilek (January 20, 1987–January 21, 1987)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trousers, accession number 2-13832, described as Men's trousers, caribou skin, fur out, (probably domestic reindeer, winter coat). Basic "leggings pants" cut (Hatt) with muslin-lined waistband, cuffs. Button fly in front, suspender buttons, remnant of twine suspender on sides. Sewn with cotton thread. Very fine men's winter trousers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trousers, accession number 2-13832, described as Men's trousers, caribou skin, fur out, (probably domestic reindeer, winter coat). Basic "leggings pants" cut (Hatt) with muslin-lined waistband, cuffs. Button fly in front, suspender buttons, remnant of twine suspender on sides. Sewn with cotton thread. Very fine men's winter trousers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trousers, accession number 2-13832, described as Men's trousers, caribou skin, fur out, (probably domestic reindeer, winter coat). Basic "leggings pants" cut (Hatt) with muslin-lined waistband, cuffs. Button fly in front, suspender buttons, remnant of twine suspender on sides. Sewn with cotton thread. Very fine men's winter trousers.

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