Parka with hood. Made of seal gut. Fine horizontal seams, long and straight, dark brown narrow strip around hood and at hem may be sea lion esophagus membrane.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands
Culture or time period:
Atka
Collector:
H. H. Cushing
Collection date:
1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Parkas
Accession date:
December 16, 1902
Context of use:
Probably everyday hunting garment.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 133 centimeters
Comment:
Original no. "prob. p. 45." "Cost Capt. Cushing $13.00" "Note: see 2-2984 for collecting information.