Sealskin socks, fur in. Band of fur out sealskin around tops approximately 5cm wide. Cut and sewn in boot form but without thick sole. Approximately knee-high. Sewn with cotton thread. Height (heel to top) 57 cm. Part of costume of 16 year old girl (see accession envelope).
Donor:
Mrs. G. W. Cassell
Collection place:
Qeqertarsuaq, Disko Island, Greenland
Culture or time period:
West Greenland Inuit
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
August 5, 1954
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 63.5 centimeters, width 26 centimeters, and height 1.5 centimeters
Comment:
This object record was created because location data had been entered into the PHOEBE database without a corresponding object record. (J. Meehan 6/2003)